- President Emmanuel Macron of France Nominate centrist ally Francois Bayrou as prime minister. After a historic parliamentary vote toppled the previous government,
- Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigned last week after a vote of no confidence. As a result, France has no functioning government.
- Bayrou is the leader of a centrist democratic movement called MoDem, which he founded in 2007.
last Friday President Emmanuel Macron of France Nominate centrist ally Francois Bayrou as prime minister. This comes after a historic parliamentary vote toppled the previous government last week.
Bayru, 73, is a key partner in Macron’s centrist alliance. He has been a well-known figure in French politics for decades. His political experience is seen as key to efforts to restore stability. This is because no single party holds a majority in parliament.
Macron’s office said in a statement that Bayrou “has been charged with forming a new government.”
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Former prime minister Michel Barnier resigned last week after a no-confidence vote sparked by a budget dispute in parliament. As a result, France has no functioning government.
Macron addressed the nation pledging to remain in office until his term ends in 2027.
Macron’s centrist allies do not have a majority in parliament. And Bayrou’s cabinet will have to rely on centrist lawmakers from the left and right to stay in power. Some conservatives are expected to be part of the new government.
French President Emmanuel Macron (right) meets with leader of France’s Modem Party (Mouvement Democrate) Francois Bayrou at the Elysee Palace in Paris. France on June 21, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron nominated Beyrou as the new Prime Minister on December 13, 2024. (Ludovic Marin/Pool photo via AP, File)
Macron’s strategy aims to prevent far-right leader Marine Le Pen from seizing “make or break” power over the government. Le Pen helped Oust Barnier by joining forces with her National Rally party on the left. to pass the no-confidence motion last week.
Bairu’s appointment also coincides with Macron’s efforts to forge a non-aggression pact with the socialist bloc. So that they will not vote against the government in any future confidence motion.
Bayrou is the leader of a centrist democratic movement called MoDem, which he founded in 2007.
In 2017, he supported Macron’s first presidential bid. and became an important partner in the French president’s centrist alliance.
At that time, he was appointed Minister of Justice. But he quickly resigned from the government. It comes amid an investigation into MoDem’s allegations of embezzlement of European Parliament funds.
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This year, Bairu was cleared of the case by a Paris court. Eight other party officials were found guilty and the party was ordered to pay a fine.
Bayrou became famous among the French when he served as education minister from 1993 to 1997 in the conservative government.
He was a three-time presidential candidate in 2002, 2007 and 2012.
