Before his probable fall, Bayrou will try to convince

Will he succeed in reversing the course of events? Or at least in convincing the French people of the merits of his approach? François Bayrou will give an interview on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. on the four news channels, while the opposition seems to have already turned the page on his government.

The Prime Minister, who announced at the beginning of the week his intention to seek a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on September 8, will answer questions from Darius Rochebin (LCI), Myriam Encaoua (franceinfo), Marc Fauvelle (BFMTV) and Sonia Mabrouk (CNews) for just over an hour from Matignon.

An "exercise in pedagogy and accountability of the parties on the eve of a week of talks," Matignon explained to AFP, while Bayrou will meet with party and parliamentary group leaders who wish to do so starting Monday, ahead of a high-risk vote. The Prime Minister's announcement came as a surprise on Monday, with many questioning the sincerity of the mayor of Pau, suspected of wanting to take the lead in censuring his budget in the fall.

The left and the National Rally have since been constantly hammering home that they would vote against the confidence vote , making the fall of the head of government almost inevitable. Not without showing a certain perplexity at the approach. "From the people who lead us, I don't expect anything, but we are still disappointed when we hear them. How could the Prime Minister think that the National Rally (...) could vote confidence" in this government? ", asked the president of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, on Saturday on BFMTV.

"Barely back, Bayrou puts his head on the chopping block and at the same time asks us for pity," quipped former Insoumis member François Ruffin, during a rally in Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir). The vote, which is expected to take place on Monday afternoon, the 8th, opens a new period of uncertainty, with Emmanuel Macron at the forefront, in an eruptive social context.

The President of the Republic reiterated his support for his Prime Minister in Toulon on Friday, who "is right to hold political and parliamentary forces accountable" for the country's gloomy budgetary situation. Already on Friday, during a trip to the Châlons-en-Champagne fair, Bayrou called on public opinion, stating that "debt is slavery for the youngest" and calling on "boomers" - retirees - not to "disregard the situation of young people."

Spared by the Socialist Party upon his arrival at Matignon, he recalled what separates the party with the rose from its main ally in the New Popular Front, La France Insoumise: last weekend, "what were the participants in the LFI back-to-school university singing? They were singing Everyone hates the Socialist Party, and the Socialist leaders were moved by it. But are they going to mix the votes?", he wondered.

On Friday, the first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure , affirmed that his party was "willing" to succeed Bayrou, promising to govern by reaching compromises text by text, without making use of Article 49.3. A hypothesis which leaves a member of the suspended government skeptical, who "cannot imagine the possible left-wing alternative in a context where their own union has exploded."

While some leaders of the "common core" are calling on François Bayrou to make gestures toward the Socialists, the approach appears unlikely to succeed. "Let's be clear: we will not go to Matignon to negotiate with François Bayrou," warned the leader of the Socialist Party deputies, Boris Vallaud, in an interview with "Sud-Ouest" on Saturday. The Socialists will be received by the Prime Minister on Thursday.