French President Emmanuel Macron, following the parliamentary vote of no confidence against Michel Barnier’s government, has promised to appoint a new Prime Minister soon.
He made this announcement in an address on the evening of December 5.
Macron thanked Barnier for his service as head of the French government and accused both the right-wing and far-left of forming an “anti-republican front.”
He once again defended his decision to appoint Barnier as Prime Minister, stating that Barnier had, in his view, the best chance of securing the support of a broad parliamentary majority in France.
The French President promised to appoint a new Prime Minister “in the coming days” and tasked them with “forming a government of common interest.”
“I expect that a majority will be able to come together to approve the next budget in parliament,” Macron added.
It is worth noting that on the evening of December 4, the National Assembly voted no confidence in Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government, marking the first such dismissal of a government since 1962. Barnier’s government lasted just 90 days, becoming the shortest-lived in the history of the Fifth Republic of France (since 1958).
