(ANSA) – PARIS, JUN 23 – The French government spokesperson, Olivia Grégoire, after Emmanuel Macron’s TV speech, assures that the president has not set “any 48-hour ultimatum to the opposition” to exit the ‘political impasse following the debacle of the presidential majority in Sunday’s elections, at the same time discarding any possible coalition between macronists, Rassemblement National (RN) or France Insoumise (LFI).
“There is no ultimatum and no 48-hour question,” he said on Franceinfo, excluding that the president has put pressure on the opposition by asking to “clarify” their positioning by the end of the European council in Brussels tomorrow evening. The head of state “opened at the beginning of the negotiations, the beginning of a consensus and compromises. We are talking about several days, perhaps even several weeks, certainly not 48 hours”.
It’s still. Upon returning from Brussels, Macron “will possibly see the leaders of the political forces and speak with them, listening to them”. The president “extends his hand to all those who want to advance the country”, he pointed out, excluding, however, possible government pacts with the RN and LFI. After Sunday’s vote, France is experiencing politically convulsive days. Macron found himself without an absolute majority in the National Assembly, a rare fact in the French-style semi-presidential system where the culture of compromise is less frequent than in parliamentary democracies like Italy or Germany. Last night, in the first TV speech after the debacle, Macron said that France must now “learn to govern in another way”. “It will be necessary to build compromises”, he stressed, appealing to the sense of “responsibility of the opposition parties”. “It’s a new method.
I have faith in everyone’s responsibility “. (ANSA).
Source: Ansa
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