France could sink deeper into political crisis Thursday when the prime minister faces two attempts in Parliament to topple his fragile new government, which could leave President Emmanuel Macron with no palatable option other than calling snap legislative elections.
Legislators in the National Assembly, the powerful but deeply divided lower house, will vote on no-confidence motions filed by Macron’s fiercest opponents the hard-left France Unbowed party and Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally and her allies in Parliament.
If Prime Minister Sbastien Lecornu survives, it could be close. Should the ally of Macron fall, the president has signalled through a government spokeswoman that he could dissolve the National Assembly rather than name a replacement for Lecornu.
He resigned as prime minister last week only for Macron to re-appoint him again four days later.
The outcome of legislative elections that would follow any National Assembly dissolution is uncertain. But Le Pen’sFrance could sink deeper into political crisis Thursday when the prime minister faces two attempts in Parliament to topple his fragile new government, which could leave President Emmanuel Macron with no palatable option other than calling snap legislative elections.
Legislators in the National Assembly, the powerful but deeply divided lower house, will vote on no-confidence motions filed by Macron’s fiercest opponents the hard-left France Unbowed party and Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally and her allies in Parliament.
If Prime Minister Sbastien Lecornu survives, it could be close. Should the ally of Macron fall, the president has signalled through a government spokeswoman that he could dissolve the National Assembly rather than name a replacement for Lecornu.
He resigned as prime minister last week only for Macron to re-appoint him again four days later.
The outcome of legislative elections that would follow any National Assembly dissolution is uncertain. But Le Pen’s Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]