After more than a week of consultations with the political forces represented in the National Assembly, Emmanuel Macron has not yet announced the person he wishes to appoint as Prime Minister. The President, returning from a two-day visit to Serbia, may speak at the end of the weekend or early next week. At the same time, the last weekend of August is an opportunity for several political parties to hold their summer meetings. In Blois, Olivier Faure emphasized, during his closing speech at the Socialist Party summer university, the persistent danger of the far right, repeating his call for unity within his movement and the left. The strategy of the party’s first secretary, who has decided to refuse Emmanuel Macron’s invitation to the Elysée after the President decided not to appoint Lucie Castets as Prime Minister, is being contested internally.
In Levens, in the Alpes-Maritimes, Eric Ciotti announced the creation of a new political party: the Union of the Right for the Republic. The still contested President of the Republicans assures that he wants to “rebuild” his political family, believing that only “the union of the right” should be permanently established “in the government of France.” “The UDR is reborn,” he declared, referring to the party founded by Charles de Gaulle in 1967, before being replaced by Jacques Chirac’s Rally for the Republic (RPR) nine years later. Additionally, François Ruffin is organizing the political return of his party, Picardie Debout!, in the town of Flixecourt (Somme), and the local structures of the presidential party Renaissance in Paris, Seine-et-Marne, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes will receive the visit of Gabriel Attal, the resigning Prime Minister and president of the parliamentary group in the National Assembly.
The return of the articles focuses on various political topics. “Naming Bernard Cazeneuve as Prime Minister for Emmanuel Macron would implicitly acknowledge that the ‘new world’ has failed.” The hypothesis of Cazeneuve for Prime Minister divides the Socialist Party. The political personnel face a generalized distrust of the electorate. In the face of the political deadlock, the return of the debate on proportionality is being discussed. Macron’s choice for Prime Minister is seen as crucial in determining the direction of his presidency and the perception of his government’s performance.
Overall, the French political landscape is experiencing significant shifts and divisions as parties jockey for positions and initiatives. The emergence of new political formations is adding complexity to the already fragmented scene, as seen in the Union of the Right for the Republic founded by Eric Ciotti. The rejection of Macron’s invitation by the Socialist Party’s Olivier Faure and the internal contestation within the party highlight the challenges of unity and strategy faced by the left. The upcoming announcements from Macron regarding his choice for Prime Minister and the continued political activities of various parties indicate a dynamic and evolving situation in French politics. The engagement of key figures like Gabriel Attal and François Ruffin in organizing party events and renewing political discourse underscores the importance of mobilization and strategic communication in shaping public opinion and political outcomes.
