The leaders of France's main left-wing coalition have accused President Emmanuel Macron of denying democracy. Macron rejected the New Popular Front’s candidate to form a new government following last month’s inconclusive election.
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures at the Elysee Palace as French left-wing coalition accuses Emmanuel Macron of denying democracy after he has rejected the New Popular Front’s candidate to form a new government following last month’s inconclusive election, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 in Paris. of denying democracy after he rejected the New Popular Front’s candidate for prime minister following last month’s inconclusive election.
Still, the left-wing coalition, which includes the hard-left France Unbowed, the Socialists and the Greens, has insisted that the new prime minister should be from their ranks because it’s the largest group.
“How is it possible that we have reached such denial of democracy?” the Greens’ leader, Marine Tondelier, said in an interview with broadcaster France Info. “We are in the process of having this election stolen from us.”François Ruffin, a lawmaker with France Unbowed, said in an X post that the “people must remove Macron in the name of democracy.” He added: “Chaos and instability are his fault.
There’s no rulebook that requires Macron to name a candidate from the party that won the most seats, or specifies a timeline for a decision. The absence of any dominant political bloc is unprecedented in France’s recent political history.
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