Macron's new PM Bayrou faces 'long road' against fractious French parliament
PARIS -French President Emmanuel Macron named key ally Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024 on Friday, but the scale of the challenge facing the veteran centrist was immediately clear as the Socialist Party refused to join his coalition government.
France's festering political malaise has raised doubts about whether Macron will complete his second presidential term until 2027. His immediate priority will be passing a special law to roll over the 2024 budget, with a nastier battle over the belt-tightening 2025 legislation looming early next year.
Macron will hope Bayrou can stave off no-confidence votes until at least July, when France will be able to hold a new parliamentary election. Communist leader Fabien Roussel said his party would hold fire against Bayrou and decide on a case-by-case basis if he promises not to ram through legislation.
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