Political crisis in France: the prime minister was dismissed three months after taking office

Less than 100 days after his appointment, Michel Barnier was dismissed as prime minister of franceby 331 votes in the local parliament (288 are needed for the majority). Thus the strategy of Emmanuel Macronwho aligned himself with the conservative Barnier after the growth of the left and the far right in the last legislative elections.

The motion of censure against Barnier occurred due to an unprecedented agreement between the extreme right (led by the National Group of Marine Le Pen) and the French left (referenced by the Rebellious Francestarring Jean-Luc Melenchon). The reason that prompted this confluence was the presentation of the Budgetwhere the perspective of fiscal deficit led the ruling party to a double strategy: reduce the public spending and increase taxes on great riches.

Emmanuel Macron anticipated a speech for Thursday night, after a previously scheduled protocol meeting with the authorities of Saudi Arabia. The president, elected in 2022, It has management until 2027 and must elect a new prime minister. ““Even if there is a Barnier every three months, Macron will not last three years”said the former presidential candidate of the French left, Mélenchon.

Barnier’s management It was the shortest of the French Fifth Republic. Emmanuel Macron He must now decide whether to keep Barnier as interim prime minister or look for a replacement.

France: coincidence between the right and the left against Macron

References of the left and far right They expressed themselves after the dismissal of Michel Barnier. “I want to say to all those who suffer and hope that It won’t be long before the great alternation is approaching.. That day will come soon, perhaps very quickly. This will be the real shot of hope that France is waiting for,” he said. Marine Le Penformer presidential candidate, and stated that “the budget presented was toxic for the French.”

“We have voted in favor of censuring the Government to protect the French from this budget“He highlighted the reference of the French extreme right and pointed out that “the income tax will be indexed based on inflation” after the dismissal of Barnier. Likewise, he confirmed that a new budget will be proposed but they will not ask for Macron’s resignation, although he analyzed that “If we do not take the path of respect for voters and elections, the pressure on the President of the Republic will become increasingly stronger.“.

For its part, Manuel Bompardnational coordinator of the Rebellious Francehe stressed that “our objective was clear: to bring down this Government. So it is a relief.” “We have torn down a budget that was going to make the majority of French people suffer.”: the retirees but also the workers who will be on the streets tomorrow,” he added.

In that sense, one of the leaders of the French left stated that “Macron must leave to call new elections“. “We are in a democracy. “It is the people who decide, not the financial markets,” he understood and said that “the government lied by believing that the French would pay more income taxes due to the motion of no confidence.”