Government spokesperson says it may be ‘last chance’ for politicians to regain credibility and cut risk of far right taking power
Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister by Friday evening, his office has said, hinting at the French president’s hopes that a sixth prime minister in less than two years will manage to steer a budget through the country’s deeply fragmented parliament.
“This might be the last chance,” government spokesperson Aurore Bergé told RTL radio on Thursday. “I believe this is the last chance for politicians to regain credibility ... all of this is only strengthening the chances and capabilities of the far right to take power.”
The country’s longstanding political crisis deepened earlier this week after the prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, resigned after 27 days in office. Lecornu’s decision left Macron with few options; call snap legislative elections, resign as president or attempt to find a new prime minister.
Soon after, Macron asked Lecornu to stay on for two more days to hold last-ditch talks aimed at charting a way out of the spiralling political crisis that has gripped the EU’s second-largest economy.
