Emmanuel Macron to appoint new government after Games

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Emmanuel Macron prefers to continue with the current interim government. He says that a change of government during Paris 2024 would create disorder and has the power to make this appointment. The left-wing coalition that won the legislative elections proposes Lucie Castets as prime minister.

Before the Olympic Games, Macron decided to bring forward the legislative elections in France. The poor result of his party in the European elections on 9 June, where he finished second, but far behind the far-right party led by Marine LePen, led him to this decision. This cost him a lot of criticism, as it was considered a hasty decision.

The surprise is that in that election all the parties considered left-wing were united in a single party, the New Popular Front, to prevent a victory for the right-wing extremists. The result on 7 July was that they won the elections. The coalition led by Macron’s party came second, and the far right, third.

The left-wing parties opened a debate to decide who they would put forward as their candidate for prime minister. The answer has been to choose Lucie Castets, director of finance and procurement at Paris City Hall.

Macron does not attach importance to the person elected. What seems key to him is to see what majority is formed in the French National Assembly. The election results have not produced a clear majority.

There are even doubts as to whether there could be another election in the future. In the meantime, Paris already has sporting competitions and this Friday the Opening Ceremony of the Games will take place. The French president’s intention is not to touch anything now, to let the Games be over and then deal with France’s future government.

What seems to matter most to Macron now is that security and everything that Paris has been preparing for years. Even if there is an interim government that cannot take any legislative measures.

More than 10,000 athletes are arriving in the city these days, as well as thousands of tourists. The eyes of the world are already on France. The time has come to assess whether everything is proceeding normally and whether the praise outweighs the criticism. For Macron, the future government must wait.



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