The true face of Western "democracy": France's right-wing multimillionaire banker-president Macron lost the election to a left-wing coalition, but refuses to let it enter the government.
Western bourgeois "democracy" actually means rule by rich oligarchs. t.co/qTQaIIOL5s
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) August 26, 2024
There you go: impeachment procedure launched against Macron by La France Insoumise ("France's unbowed"), the main political force in the New Popular Front coalition that won the elections, after Macron said he wouldn't honor the election results.
They also call for a protest… t.co/CChtYbcpJB pic.twitter.com/D4VJ2qnZsq
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) August 26, 2024
France has been plunged into further political chaos after Emmanuel Macron refused to name a prime minister from the leftwing coalition that won the most parliamentary seats in the snap election last month.
The president had hoped consultations would break the political deadlock caused by the election that left the Assemblée Nationale divided into three roughly equal blocks – left, centre and far right – none of which has a majority of seats.
After two days of talks with party and parliamentary leaders to break the stalemate and allow him to name a prime minister with cross-party support, Macron’s decision not to choose the New Popular Front’s candidate was met with anger and threats of impeachment.
In a statement released on Monday evening, the Elysée described the discussions on Friday and during the day as “fair, sincere and useful” but said they had failed to result in a workable solution.