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The noose is tightening around Emmanuel Macron. In the wake of the political shock caused by Sébastien Lecornu’s resignation, the president has never been so alone. On Tuesday, the first of his prime ministers, Édouard Philippe, took a step that no one within the Central Core had dared to take before him: referring to a state that was “loose,” the head of Horizons urged the president to schedule his resignation for the beginning of 2026, in order to organise “an early presidential election” after the adoption of a budget.
The day before, it was another of Emmanuel Macron’s prime ministers, the secretary general of the presidential party, Gabriel Attal, who confided that he no longer understood the head of state’s decisions……
Yesterday’s:
Only one story today. Macron panics and asks the resigning PM to re-form a Government.
A chaotic day, dogged by the anger of the opposition…
Forty-eight hours of added time. Faced with an unprecedented crisis and under pressure from all sides, Emmanuel Macron asked the outgoing Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, to conduct “final negotiations by Wednesday evening” on a “platform of action” for the “stability of the country,” the Élysée Palace announced Monday evening. No dissolution, as the National Rally (RN) demanded, no left-wing Prime Minister, as the Socialists wanted, and even less the resignation demanded by the Insoumis (Rebellious Insurgents). But Emmanuel Macron is renewing his confidence in a loyal supporter to try to save what remains of the common ground.
“I have accepted the request of the President of the Republic to conduct final discussions with the political forces for the stability of the country,” the outgoing Prime Minister replied on X. I will inform the Head of State on Wednesday evening whether this is possible or not, so that he can draw all the necessary conclusions.”
In the event of another failure, Emmanuel Macron has said he is ready to “take responsibility,” his entourage has announced. The last stop before the dissolution?
For the National Rally, censorship is assured. The RN-UDR (Union of the Right for the Republic) alliance will “systematically censor any government,” assured Éric Ciotti, until the dissolution of the National Assembly or the resignation of Emmanuel Macron, the two scenarios presented by the RN.
“I no longer understand the decisions of the President of the Republic since the dissolution,” Gabriel Attal [Previously a PM] criticized on TV. “We must agree to change our approach: put the ‘What’ before the ‘Who’,” he argued. “We must first agree on a compromise and then form a government, as I demanded before the appointment of Sébastien Lecornu,” he continued.