On Wednesday 4 December, Green senator Yannick Jadot argued for a government led by the left but including "ministers from the centre bloc" in the name of a "transitional republic pact" in the face of an institutional stalemate.
The former environmentalist leader believes that the left-wing coalition that won the parliamentary elections should govern together with ministers from the "centre bloc".
With the current Barnier government set to be toppled on Wednesday by the adoption of a motion of no confidence, Yannick Jadot said Le Figarothat an "agreement without censorship, based on a limited set of measures that are essential for the French people" should be found between the left-wing alliance Nouveau Front populaire and the Macronist Centre bloc.
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The former presidential candidate said it would be up to the NFP to form the next government "because our coalition came first in the general election".
The "centre of gravity" on the left
"The centre of gravity of the next government must be much more to the left than it is today. The prime minister must be someone from the left and environmentalists. There is no shortage of very capable people in this political area." he claimed, without naming names.
"But since there is such a pact, I don't rule out the possibility of ministers from the centre bloc being there." he added, in contrast to the Insoumis in particular, who reject any agreement with the Macronists.
According to Yannick Jadot, the left and the Macronists could agree "on transparent issues such as tax and social justice, proportional representation, climate change adaptation, housing, low-carbon industry, public services, medical deserts, the end of life, farmers' incomes, without sacrificing health and biodiversity".
The Paris senator threw the ball back to the center block, who "must choose between continuing and formalising the alliance with the far right or returning to the field of the republic, democracy and progress".
If Michel Barnier is effectively toppled on Wednesday, and if the Assembly cannot be dissolved again before next summer, Emmanuel Macron will have to deal with the current balance of power in the highly fragmented Palais-Bourbon and find a name for a future head of government.BFMTV/ gnews - RoZ
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