The news caused a strong reaction.
After a day of going back and forth in the Elysian offices to consult the party presidents, the leader of the Communist Party, Fabien Roussel, surprised everyone.
According to him, his hour of discussion with Emmanuel Macron resulted in a proposal: that of forming a government of national unity.
"
We
(the communists, editor's note)
, we already participated in a national unity government in 45 with General de Gaulle, so it's not something that shocks us, but it depends on the project
", he said. he stated at first.
Before qualifying his remarks by saying that it seemed at this stage “
unthinkable
”.
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Opposite, the opposition quickly stepped up.
"
It's difficult to make a government of national unity when its only concern is to deconstruct
", mocked Sébastien Chenu (RN), ensuring that the question was not discussed between the head of state and Marine Le Pen.
“
We are not the Red Cross (...).
We are not here to be the saviors of a president who has been sanctioned for his verticality
, also denounced the socialist senator, Patrick Kanner.
Now the king is naked, let him manage!
»
“A political coup”
On the right, Bruno Retailleau was surprised not to have had an echo of this proposal.
“
He spoke to Fabien Roussel, Nupes.
He received Christian Jacob, LR, he did not talk about it
, "he explained, seeing there"
a political coup
".
"
He wants to try to clear himself (with) the French, and in my opinion that will be the thread of the five-year term
", the senator was annoyed, also considering that a government of national unity is formed "
when the Nation is seriously threatened, not when the President of the Republic loses an election.
»
For its part, the executive made several voices heard.
The president of the MoDem, François Bayrou, for example, called for “
getting as close as possible to national unity, to this feeling of responsibility
”.
In government, the Minister for Relations with Parliament, Olivier Véran, further nuanced, specifying that “
asking a question does not mean that we ourselves have the answer, it is not a proposal.
»
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According to him, this scenario is more one of the options on the table than a solution actually considered.
"
We are looking at the field of possibilities
", he said, listing three possibilities: "
Either the blocking of institutions, or the participation in certain texts, or we see that we cannot do it and dissolution
."
The minister, on the other hand, was sure of one thing: neither the RN nor La France insoumise are concerned by this desire for enlargement.
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