The meeting between Emmanuel Macron and party leaders, held this Friday at the Élysée Palace, left a bitter taste in the mouths of the left. Upon leaving, Boris Vallaud and Olivier Faure denounced "the most complete vagueness," claiming to have received "no answers on any subject, not even pension reform." On the environmentalist side, Marine Tondelier and Cyrielle Chatelain expressed their anger, believing that "the next Prime Minister will not be in [their] political camp" and that by refusing to open up to the left, Emmanuel Macron "continues to waste time" for the country.
Towards a new Prime Minister, but no dissolution
According to Fabien Roussel, the President of the Republic "will work towards the appointment of a Prime Minister rather than a dissolution," without giving any specific indications on the chosen profile. The communist is calling for "a real change in policy," while Laurent Panifous (Liot) assures that "a priori, there will be no dissolution," confirming that Article 49.3 and the issue of pensions were discussed. The future head of government should be announced "in the next few hours," according to several participants.
Meanwhile, Gabriel Attal, Bruno Retailleau and Laurent Wauquiez left the Élysée Palace without a word. Senate President Gérard Larcher recalled, not without irony, that in the event of dissolution, "the head of state will have to consult [him]," hoping that he will take "more time than last time." Emmanuel Macron, under pressure, seems to want to avoid the scenario of a dissolution while maintaining control of an increasingly elusive majority.
