US EditionMacron’s political isolation deepens as allies abandon him, with some calling for his resignation
Macron faces calls to resign or call snap elections after five prime ministers resigned and 70% of French support his resignation amid ongoing political deadlock.
- On Oct 8, President Emmanuel Macron faced growing pressure from allies to resolve political deadlock, while Édouard Philippe, former Prime Minister, urged him to resign for the country's sake.
- Macron's June 2024 dissolution of the National Assembly produced a hung parliament with three ideologically opposed blocs, and the legislature is stacked with opponents who repeatedly brought down his minority governments.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu abruptly resigned after his 14-hour-old administration failed to rally support, and Emmanuel Macron gave him two days to secure consensus.
- Rivals proposed three options—resign, snap elections, or appoint outside prime minister—as French stocks fell 1.4% and government bond risk premium rose to a nine-month high Monday.
- An Odoxa poll of more than 1,000 French people found 70% favored Macron's resignation, while Jordan Bardella called for dissolving the National Assembly.
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AlKhaleej TodayMacron faces calls to step down after seventh PM resigns amid France’s political crisis
PARIS, Oct 8 — President Emmanuel Macron was yesterday under pressure even from allies to find a rapid solution to France’s political deadlock, after his first prime minister and one-time ally urged him to resign for the sake of the country.Macron, president since 2017, has been battling the worst domestic political crisis of his presidency after the shock resignation on Monday of his seventh prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu.Macron gave Lecornu…
Flagelled by two of his former prime ministers, at the end of his political oxygen, the head of state must choose between heavy concessions to the left and anticipated new legislative measures, potentially devastating for his camp.
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Édouard Philippe asks for an advance presidential, Gabriel Attal no longer "understands" Emmanuel Macron: the president is increasingly isolated, including in his camp.
According to information, the French president and his staff appear to have already sent an informal briefing to all French prefectures and regions of the country with the message being "prepare."
Amid the French government crisis, pressure is mounting on President Macron. One former prime minister is calling for his resignation, another is distancing himself – while the current prime minister is searching for a way out of the crisis.
French Crisis: Macron Pushed to Resign by His Own
Although the French have been accustomed to navigating troubled waters for many months now, the resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on the morning of October 6th, just hours after the appointment of his government, took everyone by surprise. Since this bombshell, political reactions have been multiplying in preparation for what comes next. Pressure is mounting on Emmanuel Macron, who is unanimously blamed for the current chaos—even b…
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