Emmanuel Macron believes that François Bayrou has "the capacity" to last until 2027 and repeats that he does not want another dissolution

"We have a Parliament that reflects the country's divisions. It's up to political leaders to know how to work together," Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with "Paris Match."

In an interview with Paris Match published Tuesday, August 19, Emmanuel Macron said that François Bayrou can stay until the end of his term. The Prime Minister "is my friend... my traveling companion. He has the skills to lead this unusual government," the president argued, and he "hopes" that the Prime Minister can stay until 2027.

The head of state also defended the Prime Minister's "lucid and courageous" budget savings plan , "which we have prepared together at length." This plan includes freezing most state spending in 2026 at the 2025 level, a "blank year" freezing the scale of taxes , social benefits and pensions, and the elimination of two public holidays.

Emmanuel Macron also said that he did not want another dissolution , after the one in June 2024. "We have a Parliament that reflects the country's divisions. It's up to political leaders to know how to work together. Look at what's happening in Germany. This is how Chancellor Merz's coalition is organized," he argued. Faced with the risk of censure of the government by the National Rally and the left on the budget in the fall, the head of state also warned that "political leaders must really be careful about what they do." "In the international context, the country really needs stability. So no political coups. And the courage to make strong decisions," he said.

The head of state also spoke about their complaint , with his wife Brigitte Macron, for defamation in the United States against the influencer Candace Owens, after the latter claimed in a podcast that the First Lady was "In reality, a man." "This has become so widespread in the United States that we had to react. It's about upholding the truth. We're talking about the civil status of the First Lady of France, a wife, a mother, a grandmother. It's not freedom of speech to want to prevent the truth from being restored," he argued.