World News: Macron’s Hard Choice As Another Government Falls
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- Category: Haute This Issue
- Published on Sunday, 31 August 2025 11:14
- Written by Olivier Longhi
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing the fall of François Bayrou's government, as he is expected to receive a no confidence vote on September 8, 2025, which dictates the appointment of another prime minister in a divisive government.
The President of the Republic finds himself cornered, not wishing to resign or reconvene new legislative elections. Between reason and necessity, all that remains for him to do is to save what remains of his mandate. If it's still possible.
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If it's not the hallali, it looks very much like it. As the inevitable fall of François Bayrou's government looms, the executive finds itself caught in the vice of the need to renew a government team according to the presidential majority or to provoke new legislative elections in the hope of giving meaning to its political action by achieving a clear majority. And far from wanting to convene the electorate to renew the National Assembly, Emmanuel Macron risks having to submit, after much procrastination, to appoint a Prime Minister from the alliance between the Socialist Party and the Greens. Would this be a bad decision?
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Visibility and legibility
From a social point of view, the President would respect the message of the ballot box; From an economic point of view, without making the employers jump for joy, this would at least give them a certain visibility and legibility in terms of investment and employment. And above all, and not insignificantly, it would give the country a finance law which, on its own, would reassure the stock markets and markets that have been worried about French instability for months.
While the issue of debt and its weight (i.e. the interest rates applied each time France resorts to borrowing) is back in the spotlight, presented as an imperative necessity at the risk of seeing the country sink into chaos, the President of the Republic could see in this alternative a way to save, if it is still possible, his mandate, namely a few months. How? The question is posed. Resign? He doesn't think about it. New reforms? Which? However, a quick recap is in order. The man was confronted with the Yellow Vests crisis, then the Covid health crisis, then the diplomatic and economic upheavals linked to the Ukrainian conflict, not to mention the turbulent return of Donald Trump to the White House with his share of customs duties revised upwards.
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Current Affairs
Add to this the error of a dissolution with ill-anticipated consequences, and we end up with the current situation: an ungovernable country where progressive left-wing blocs and the far right, which is increasingly lively, active and present, confronts each other openly or in a latent manner, although it is still too disorderly and confused to hope for more.
In the aftermath of the historic and severe defeat of the Socialist Party and the left in 1993, during the legislative elections, which also led to the second Cohabitation of the Fifth Republic, many people thought that the then President of the Republic, François Mitterrand, should, until 1995, limit himself to dealing with current affairs. Surely. But what are current affairs for Emmanuel Macron?
It's all a question of point of view and remains highly relative because saving one's mandate, therefore leaving with one's head held high and the feeling of duty accomplished, is again a matter of appreciation that belongs to everyone, including them.
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Bio: Olivier Longhi has extensive experience in European history. A seasoned journalist with fifteen years of experience, he is currently a professor of history and geography in the Toulouse region of France. He has held a variety of publishing positions, including Head of Agency and Chief of Publishing. A journalist and recognized blogger, editor, and editorial project manager, he has trained and managed editorial teams, worked as a journalist for various local radio stations, was a press and publishing consultant, and was a communications consultant.
