According to Bayrou, the head of state is returning to “taking the initiative” in the face of the risk of institutional gridlock, while the legislative elections in July produced a fragmented Assembly, in which the United Left holds the strongest contingent (193). deputies) but far from the absolute majority (289 deputies).
“In such serious and dangerous circumstances, the only possible way – and which will prevail – is not a government of one side opposing the other side, but a united team,” argues Bayrou, before Macron will not receive political forces next Friday for exchangess in order to form a government.
Excluding the extremes
Outlining the government, but without naming names, the MoDem chief lists the qualities: “disinterested, pluralistic and coherent, made up of personalities of character”. “Its members must be representatives not of the party apparatus, but of the major sensitivities of the country. Personalities who respect themselves and who have enough experience for the deep country to say to themselves: + In this mess, we can at least try to trust them +”, he insists.
This government must be “broad and central with women and men […] reformists, left, center and right, republicans, excluding the extremes. But – this is very important! – also able to understand what far-right and far-left votes mean,” he continues.