French parliamentary records and official announcements

Macron Calls for Snap Election, Cites Anti-Republican Alliance

Dec 5, 2024, 07:11 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced his decision to call for a snap election this summer, a move he claims political actors have not fully understood. He criticized the recent no-confidence vote that led to the ousting of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, attributing it to an 'anti-republican' alliance between the extreme right and left. Macron stated that Barnier was 'censored because the far right and the far left united' against him, and he accused these forces of choosing 'disorder' over stability. He also emphasized that he would not take upon himself the 'irresponsibility of others,' referring to the political actors involved in the vote.