Hopes of the French left the party to find a person with a consensus to lead the country’s government after the inconclusive election collapsed today with the withdrawal of the candidate.
The broad coalition of Socialists, Communists, Greens and the leftist party France Unbowed (LFI) has the largest number of seats in the National Assembly after last week’s elections, but they have 193 seats in the 577 of the Lower House. far behind. of many. The result, says a left-wing group – called the New Popular Front (NFP) – allows it to present its prime ministerial candidate to President Emmanuel Macron, whose party is in back to the vote.
Several days of wrangling in the stalemate yielded little until the emergence of Huguette Bello, 73, a former communist parliamentarian and now president of the regional council of France and Reunion, as a possible compromise candidate. . Bello quickly gained the support of the LFI, the Communists and the Greens.
But they failed to bring in the centre-left Socialists, who continued to support their party leader Olivier Faure for the post. Faced with socialist resistance, Bello announced on Sunday that he would resign.
In a statement, Bello said there was no consensus on his candidacy among all members of the NFP, especially the social workers. Expect to review in PFN, I decided to reject without giving me what is being given to me, he said.
Uninstall the Bello returns left in the picture board. The absence of names creates conviction, the general secretary of the Socialist Party, Pierre Jouvet, told AFP on Saturday evening.
Macron, meanwhile, has ruled out official roles for the LFI – the main player in the left-wing coalition New Popular Front (NFP) – or for the far-right RN in any new coalition. Macron’s party came in second with 164 seats, and the far-right National Rally (RN) in third with 143.
According to the law, Macron appoints the prime minister, who will be able to survive a motion of confidence in the parliament.
Outgoing Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is expected to hand in his resignation to Macron in the coming days, but the president may ask Attal to stay on during that time as Paris prepares for the Olympics. starting on July 26.
