François Bayrou estimates that there’s a “majority” favorable to proportional and guarantees a textual content for the tip of the yr or the start of 2026 | EUROtoday

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Prime Minister François Bayrou at a press conference in Matignon at the end of the pension

After a number of weeks of celebration consultations and political teams, François Bayrou stated, Sunday, June 29, that“There is a majority for proportional” To set up a proportional poll within the legislative elections, whereas recognizing that the reform will not be unanimous “Within the common base [la coalition gouvernementale où] There are different sensitivities ”.

“So I’ll current this textual content after we had budgetary work” which must be held in the fall, either “At the tip of this yr” At the beginning of 2026, said the Prime Minister on the program “Le Grand Jury” of RTL-Public Sénat-Le Figaro.

“As we could have a budgetary dialogue, it’s obligatory to not divide”he added, questioned on the calendar of the reform which he had for a time considered presenting to the Parliament in September, refusing to act “Reculler”.

Members of the government from the Republicans, like the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, are strongly opposed to this reform. Mr. Bayrou said on Sunday that he had “Confidence in his educating capacities” to convince by then, believing that“We can not proceed like this” in the assembly.

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