France: Socialists Want to Go to Matignon

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By setting out a counter-budget while François Bayrou is about to leave Matignon, the socialists are concretizing the idea of seeking a compromise with the "central block".

franceinfo.fr

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The First Secretary of the Socialist Party assures that he does not expect "nothing" from François Bayrou, and says he is ready to go to Matignon.

Le Huffington Post

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The PS boss confirmed on BFMTV that the Socialist MPs will not come back on their decision to vote against confidence in François Bayrou.

Radio France Internationale

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Vote against François Bayrou on 8 September, speech on the union of the left and presentation of a counter-budget in response to that of the Prime Minister. Throughout his three days of re-entry for his summer university in Blois, the Socialist Party did everything possible to present itself as a credible alternative after the probable fall of François Bayrou.

Le Monde

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In Blois, where their summer university was held, the socialists presented the budget plan for a possible left-wing government. But the initiative hardly seduced their partners and was slammed by Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

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In its quest for power, the Socialist Party (PS) concluded its summer days with a presentation of a budget that spreads the efforts requested by François Bayrou over several years and plans to support the weakest in the face of the "winners of macroism".