Politics. Vote of confidence: François Bayrou says he is "ready" to abandon the idea of eliminating the two public holidays.
Before his last council of ministers and a few days before the vote of confidence, François Bayrou said this Wednesday morning that he was "not defeatist."
"I'm not worried in any way." Five days before the confidence vote, François Bayrou attempted to convince the opposition. Speaking to BFMTV and RMC on Wednesday morning, he notably stated that he was open to abandoning the elimination of public holidays if an alternative solution was available. However, he confirmed that he wanted to restrict the conditions for access to State Medical Aid (AME), a measure he described as "common sense."
"I'm open to finding an organization that allows us to achieve the same goals without the drawbacks" of eliminating public holidays, said the man who claims to be "not defeatist." He did, however, acknowledge that "parliamentarians have the power" to bring down the government. "But will that do the country any good?" asks François Bayrou, who warns of the risk of debt in France, "a hemorrhage of the country."
"I extend my hand to all political forces"Will he reach out to the Socialist Party (PS)? "I reach out to all political forces and representatives of the people who are members of parliament, saying that we have a future to build together. The question is whether we share an agreement," the Prime Minister replied to Apolline de Malherbe's question. Regarding the Socialist Party's (PS) vote of confidence, François Bayrou expressed his confidence: "I think it's possible, that it depends on them."
The Socialists have repeatedly reiterated that they will not vote for it. Like the entire political class, they are already looking ahead to the post-Bayrou era. The day before, Emmanuel Macron gathered the leaders of the government coalition to urge them to "work with the Socialists," thus placing them at the center of the game.
After creating a surprise by announcing that his government would be held accountable on September 8, even before the budget discussions began, François Bayrou appears to be on borrowed time at Matignon. The Prime Minister began a series of consultations with political parties on Monday in an attempt to win their confidence .
On Tuesday, Place publique, Raphaël Glucksmann's small left-wing party, and then the National Rally were received, but "the miracle did not happen," summarized the leader of the fiery party, Jordan Bardella, making the fall of the government almost inevitable. He had received representatives of the Communist Party (PCF) the day before and is scheduled to receive the UDR, Éric Ciotti's party, this Wednesday, then the centrist group of the Liot Assembly. The Socialist Party will go to Matignon on Thursday morning, followed by the UDI, chaired by Hervé Marseille. La France insoumise and the Ecologists, for their part, refused to honor this invitation.
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