If the Bayrou government falls, the “Macron era” is over.
Barring a reversal of fortune, François Bayrou "seems almost certain to be overthrown" by the National Assembly on September 8. In that case, "all eyes would turn to Emmanuel Macron," the foreign press analyzes, because it is the president who is at the origin of this political turmoil, with his "hasty dissolution" in June 2024.
After announcing at a press conference in Paris on Monday, August 25, that he would seek a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on September 8, “François Bayrou seems almost certain to be overthrown,” summarizes The Guardian . Indeed, in the wake of this press conference, all the left-wing and far-right forces announced that they would not vote for this confidence.
In this scenario, François Bayrou would submit his government's resignation to Emmanuel Macron. And it is indeed the President of the Republic who "would be forcibly drawn into internal turmoil, at a crucial time for him internationally, given that he intends to play a role in Ukraine, but also in the recognition of a Palestinian state," the British newspaper points out.
In the United Kingdom, the BBC is also concerned about the probable departure of the head of government, which would leave France “once again adrift, in a context of profound economic, social and geopolitical uncertainty” . The public broadcaster, however, points out that it is because of the “disastrous consequences of the hasty dissolution [of the National Assembly], decided by Emmanuel Macron ” in June 2024, that the risk of “institutional chaos and even a political uprising” looms today.
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