PARIS, October 10. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron is weighing the option of dissolving parliament again if he fails to reach a compromise with political forces on the appointment of a new prime minister, Le Parisien newspaper reported.
According to the outlet, Macron’s main scenario until recently involved bringing back his longtime ally Sebastien Lecornu to help form a new cabinet, despite Lecornu’s public statement that his "mission is over" and that he does not intend to seek the premiership again after his resignation. Macron invited him to dinner on Thursday evening and later discussed the possibility of a Lecornu-led government with his inner circle until late at night.
However, the newspaper noted that on Friday, the Elysee Palace was caught off guard by remarks from politicians within the presidential camp who supported "sharing authority" with the opposition and "not creating the impression of clinging to power," as it was with Secretary General of the presidential Renaissance group Gabriel Attal. For instance, Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Sea and Fisheries Agnes Pannier-Runacher stated that the French public "expects changes" and opposes Lecornu’s reappointment.
