Macron rejects NFP government


After the hiatus of the Summer Olympics, the French are once again focussed on finding a new government. President Macron has made it clear that he is unwilling to nominate anyone from the left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire for the post of prime minister. Although the alliance won the most seats in the parliamentary elections it could not form a stable government, Macron has said. Europe’s press reflects on the intractable situation.


Ouest-France (FR) /

Chaos in parliament better than on the streets

Ouest-France urges:

“The pretext of the Olympic Games, the will to avoid a crisis while the world was looking at France and the summer inertia were responsible for this bizarre spell without a government. But that moment has passed. It is high time to exit the impasse and summon a prime minister to Matignon. Even if he or she only stays a few weeks. ... Perhaps a few governments will need to collapse for all sides to seek genuine compromise — but something must shift. If only to avoid the idea taking hold in our country that there is no longer any point in voting. And because a chaotic return to parliament is better than a chaotic return to the streets.”

Stéphane Vernay
Corriere della Sera (IT) /

Holding out for new elections

Corriere della Sera sees a completely deadlocked situation:

“The obvious aim of the head of state, who in the French system is not a referee but a player in his own right, is to divide the left and exclude the extreme La France insoumise from this new round of consultations. But the allies aren’t biting. ... If before it looked like an impasse, now it looks like a quagmire and it’s unclear how Macron intends to pull the French out. In the meantime people are increasingly resigned to the idea of a provisional government until new elections are held.”

Alessandra Coppola
Der Tagesspiegel (DE) /

President misunderstands his role

Macron has always taken a dim view of political parties, the Tagesspiegel recalls:

“Once again he is making this clear in considering who from the Social Democratic spectrum to appoint as prime minister — someone who in turn will be rejected by the left-wing alliance. Macron would probably prefer a technocrat who has no party behind him at all, and who has no interest in alternative politics. He forgets that it is not the president who has to secure a majority in parliament, but the prime minister. France now has a real institutional migraine.”

Andrea Nüsse
Financial Times (GB) /

No room for compromise

The French political system lacks a culture of compromise, the Financial Times remarks:

“There is no tradition of coalition building or drawing up programmatic contracts, as in many other European countries. None of the main parties has seriously tried to find common ground with others on policy over the summer. The left wrongly assumed that it won the election and has the right to wield power against the majority. The centre-right has issued a list of untouchable policy demands. Macron’s centrists have been the most open — as long as their achievements are left alone.”

Jutarnji list (HR) /

Mélenchon unpalatable for most

Jutarnji list analyses the situation of the far left La France insoumise (LFI):

“It is the party that got the most votes within the leftist alliance, which why it would be logical if it were to provide the next French prime minister. But even party leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon knows that this is a mission impossible because his views are far left and that he is the most hated politician for most French voters. Many think he is an extremist and an antisemite. At the same time, he is the untouchable leader of the extreme left. Other members of the left are also aware that his candidature would not be accepted. But people thought that Lucie Castets would fit the bill. ”

Antonija Handabaka

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