French President Emmanuel Macron is a political survivor.
In the beginning of the year, with a failed government in his hands, Macron called for snap elections.
On the first round, Manie Le Pen’s RN was the most voted, so he engendered a fake agreement with the far left to support each other against the right-wingers.
So, in the end, the National Assembly ended up divided into three blocs: left-wing New Popular Front, Macron’s centrist allies and the rightwing National Rally party.
Left came ahead, but none of them won an outright majority.
When it came time to form the new government, Macron betrayed the left coalition and installed a minority government of his own. But now, it seems that the charade may be over.
Reuters reported:
“Some 53% of French people want Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government to fall due to anger over his proposed budget, according to an Ifop-Fiducial poll for Sud Radio published on Thursday.
The poll indicated that 67% opposed Barnier’s budget, which aims to cut France’s spiraling public deficit through 60 billion euros ($63 billion) in tax hikes and spending cuts, while 33% backed it.”
Barnier’s government is expected to collapse before Christmas – and perhaps even by next week.
All depends if right and leftist foes will together force a no-confidence motion that the PM is likely to lose.
“In an Elabe poll for BFM TV on Wednesday, 63% of those surveyed said President Emmanuel Macron should resign if Barnier’s government fell.”
With the minority government on its last legs, cabinet members are fear-mongering, warning of ‘domestic and international turmoil’ if the government falls.
Associated Press reported:
“Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a conservative allied with French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists, acknowledged his government’s fragile position over a key budget vote in a television interview on Tuesday. The budget bill for next year must be passed by Dec. 21.
If a no-confidence vote passes in parliament thanks to what he called an ‘alliance’ between the left and the far right, ‘there will be a big storm and very serious turbulence on the financial markets’, Barnier said.”
Foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot:
“’At a time when war is on our doorstep, when the planet is in turmoil, when China and the United States want to outpace us … those who make the decision to overthrow Barnier’s government and deprive France of a budget will be responsible for the mess and disorder’, Barrot said Wednesday on news broadcaster CNews.”
The European Union is pressuring France to reduce its giant debt. Barnier’s Cabinet aims to reduce the it from 6% of GDP to 5% next year.
“The next key test is coming Monday for Barnier’s government, with a vote on the divisive social security budget scheduled at the National Assembly.”
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