On Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron renewed his confidence in the current Prime Minister Elizabeth Born, after her fate has been the subject of speculation since the presidential party lost its absolute majority in Parliament following the legislative elections on June 19.
Macron said - during an interview with Agence France-Presse - that he "decided to confirm his confidence in Born", which he assigned to think of a "new labor government".
The French president - who held talks with Born - indicated that he had asked her to seek the views of political groups in the National Assembly (Parliament) next week on a "governmental agreement", the possibility of these groups' participation in the government and their position on the vote of confidence in Born on July 5. Next July, as well as the vote on the state budget next fall.
"When I return (from the G7 and NATO summits), the Prime Minister will present to me proposals for a roadmap for the Government of France for the coming months and years, as well as for a new Labor Government at the service of France," Macron said. next July.
electoral setback
Despite the setback that Macron and his party suffered in the recent legislative elections, the French president did not abandon the pension reform that was set aside at the beginning of the Corona pandemic, and said that this reform aims to make citizens work “for a longer period, as all our neighbors do, taking into account working conditions.” .
Macron is seeking, by renewing confidence in Born, to search for supporters after losing the absolute majority in Parliament last Sunday, but he has ruled out the possibility of reaching any agreement with the far-right National Rally or with the rebellious France party that represents the radical left.