At an deadlock with political events, Emmanuel Macron turns to “local elected officials” | EUROtoday

In the inexperienced room of the Elysée, the times of consultations comply with each other and are related for the leaders of the Les Républicains (LR) occasion who haven’t adopted the Alpes-Maritimes MP Eric Ciotti in his alliance with the intense proper.

On Wednesday, August 28, Emmanuel Macron acquired on the presidential palace the president of the group within the National Assembly, Laurent Wauquiez, his counterpart within the Senate, Bruno Retailleau, and the secretary normal of the motion, Annie Genevard. And for this new spherical desk, the identical setting, the identical actors and the identical traces as throughout their first assembly with the pinnacle of state, Friday, August 23, already as a part of his consultations to discover a new prime minister.

At the top of the assembly, Laurent Wauquiez didn’t fail to precise his irritation after this trade, together with Bruno Retailleau “raises the question of usefulness”. Accusing the pinnacle of state of “procrastinate”the primary thus painted the portrait of an Emmanuel Macron navigating by sight and with out prospects to suggest to the political forces of the nation. “No new position, no real structured project for the French, no vision of what a government program would be for the months to come,” hammered the deputy of Haute-Loire, whereas he had not issued such criticisms on the finish of the primary assembly, and had spared the President of the Republic throughout his political return, Sunday August 25, at Mont Mézenc.

The tirade concludes the second act of the play directed by Emmanuel Macron. After two days of session on Friday 23 and Monday 26 August, the Head of State had dismissed the speculation of nominating Lucie Castets, the candidate of the New Popular Front (NFP), earlier than renewing his attraction to the proper. “The political parties in government must not forget the exceptional circumstances of the election of their deputies in the second round of the legislative elections. This vote obliges them,” he had ordered them, in a press launch confirming the top of the primary part of consultations.

Now, the President of the Republic has his reply which permits him in charge the blockage on LR. “They are the ones who take responsibility for not wanting to participate, even after the hypothesis of an NFP government was lifted”insists an advisor to Emmanuel Macron. For Mr. Wauquiez, the blockage is the work of the pinnacle of state, to whom he reiterated his request for “to engage” on “the legislative pact” that LR has proposed to the outgoing majority since July 23, in trade for its help with out participation in a brand new authorities. “From the moment his camp has lost, it is not the president's role to discuss the roadmap with LR, they retort at the Elysée. It will be up to the future Prime Minister to do so.”

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