Quotes
I know that the risks of difficulties are much greater than the chances of success,
We expect you to provide the guarantees needed to avoid another no-confidence vote,
the party wrote in a letter to Bayrou I’ve taken reckless risks all along my political life to raise the issue of debt and deficits in the most important elections,
France and Germany are very close neighbors and friends at the heart of Europe. I am delighted by the close collaboration between our two governments in the spirit of Franco-German friendship,
Scholz said in a press release, cited by BFMTV Let's all work together for a stronger, more competitive Europe that has the means to defend itself,
she said on her X account Everyone understands the difficulty of the task...There is a path to be found that unites people instead of dividing them,
There can be no strong Europe without a strong Germany and France,
With France still mired in political turmoil, narrowing this gap is an uphill struggle, even with a new PM,
The President of the Republic has appointed Mr. Francois Bayrou as prime minister and tasked him with forming a government,
the French presidency said Now we will see how many billions the support of the Socialist Party will cost.”
The prospect of involving the Socialist Party in a coalition drew sharp criticism, with a government adviser quoted as saying Our red lines are still there, they’re not going to change,
At such a difficult moment for France, I know he has the qualities to defend the national interest and built the crucial stability French people want.”
Gabriel Attal, the former prime minister who currently heads Macron’s party in parliament, said of Bayrou This new prime minister must understand that he has no majority in parliament”.
The ball is in François Bayrou’s court,
He is finishing his consultations,
the aide added, without giving further details I am fully aware of the Himalayas that loom ahead of us,
he said of the budget deficit that is now 6.1% of gross domestic product No one knows better than me the difficulty of the situation,
At the traditional handover ceremony with Barnier, Bayrou declared In the long history of the Fifth Republic [founded in 1958], this may have been the first time that a prime minister chose himself."
Mujtaba Rahman, Europe director at risk analysis firm Eurasia Group, said France's public finances will be substantially weakened by the country's political fragmentation,
Our country is in an unprecedented and grave situation."
Barnier told his successor
.jpg)
.jpg)
