The result of Sunday’s general election has implications for the government of France. Environment – and the health minister have to leave their posts because they failed to win a majority in their constituencies. After the election success, the right-wing populist Marine Le Pen announced that she would completely relinquish her party leadership and focus on her role as party leader.
During her presidential campaign, she temporarily handed over the presidency of the Rassemblement National party to Jordan Bardella. “We are the strongest opposition party,” said Le Pen, who, along with her party members, on Monday summoned the chairman of the Finance Committee in the National Assembly. In France, it is traditionally held by the strongest opposition party. The party also wants to nominate the vice-chairman of the National Assembly. Le Pen’s party has 89 seats, a tenfold increase in the number of MPs.
Macron: ‘Have to sweep on your own doorstep’
President Emmanuel Macron’s electoral alliance failed to secure an absolute majority of 245 seats in the parliamentary elections, which would have required 289. “We have to sweep our own front door. It is not the result we expected,” said Karl Olive, MP Karl Olive, a close confidant of Macron. The relatively poor result is also related to changes in the composition of the French government. Environment Minister Amélie de Montchalin and Health Minister Brigitte Bourguignon must resign from office and the Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs Justine Benin must leave.
The left-green electoral alliance Nupes, a coalition of parties, has 137 seats. The largest party is La France Insoumise led by left-wing populist Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who won 75 seats. It is not yet clear whether the parties will form a group together.
First session on Wednesday
The first session of the new National Assembly is scheduled for Wednesday. Government spokeswoman Olivia Grégoire fears that the work will become “complicated” in the future and “block the country”. Coalition governments are not common in France. For the first time in more than 30 years, the head of state no longer has an absolute majority in parliament.
Source: Krone
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