France has once again plunged into a political crisis with French Prime Minister Sebastien Le Cornouaille shockingly announcing his resignation hours after announcing his new cabinet. With none of the five prime ministers in less than two years able to secure a stable majority, President Emmanuel Macron is left with no other options. On the other hand, public anger is growing against the government’s austerity measures.
With Prime Minister Le Cornouaille suddenly resigning, President Macron is now surrounded on all sides. He is left with the option of holding fresh parliamentary elections or resigning from the presidency and holding fresh presidential elections. According to most experts, he will try the option of holding parliamentary elections. The other option is to appoint a new prime minister, but after five failed attempts, no one seems willing to take that risk. In the 2024 elections, the French people gave a clear signal that Macron’s economic reforms were over, with no clear majority for any party, but Macron himself does not seem to have recovered from the results.
Le Corneille’s decision to retain Macron’s loyal ministers after weeks of delay was met with backlash. Since the government relied on the support of all parties, the assumption that an inclusive cabinet would be formed with every party in the cabinet was wrong, and political parties criticized the prime minister harshly and threatened to bring a motion of no confidence against him.
On the other hand, Le Corneille said that his offer that no law would be approved without a vote was not enough for the other parties.
Lack of humility and a certain arrogance were preventing the formation of a government, so there was no chance of becoming prime minister. Political parties were acting as if they all had a majority in the National Assembly. Ten ministers from Macron’s party were repeated in the fifteen-member cabinet announced on Sunday, and left-wing parties protested that they were not represented. Echoing the sentiments of France’s right-wing, National Rally president Joe Bordella said that we made it clear to the prime minister: either representation or a motion of no confidence. Bordella blamed Macron for the government’s collapse and demanded the dissolution of the French parliament.
Asked whether she would support another Macron prime minister, right-wing leader Marine Le Pen said that the joke is over. There is no choice now.
