Top Macron ally bets he’ll be gone in months
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Insiders say popular former PM Edouard Philippe is preparing for Macron to step down, despite French president’s insistence he’ll stay in office until end of his term.
  • Pronell@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    So does Macron try to make a left alliance now, or is it too late to even attempt it?

    He clearly can’t trust his center-right allies to not kneecap him at their first opportunity.

    • inlandempire@jlai.luOPEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      Well he’s shown that he clearly does not want to run a left wing program, and would rather befriend the far right than giving up his power. That being said, he could try but nobody from the left union trusts him.

      He’s essentially stuck in a corner, the only thing he’s done since the results of the parliament elections is try to gain some time, it’s been almost 60 days of no government.

      • Rednax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        The Netherlands and Belgium are wondering why you are worried at only 60 days. If it doesn’t take at least 100 days, usually at least double that, something must be off, right?