Francois Bayrou is the new prime minister of France.
The president of the centrist Democratic Movement (MoDem) party, who had already spoken by phone with Macron on the evening of Thursday 12/12, was one of the names circulating in recent days for the position of successor to Michel Barnier, whose government collapsed after a motion of impeachment.
However, there was much confusion over the choice of France’s new prime minister, with a report in Le Monde reporting that Macron informed Bayrou that he would not be prime minister and that their almost two-hour meeting was tense.
Who is Francois Bayrou?
He was born on May 25, 1951 in the Border of the Pyrenees Atlantiques, France. He is an associate professor of classical studies and an adviser to political figures since 1979. He was a Member of Parliament from 1986 to 2012 and an MEP from 1999 to 2002, while he has been the mayor of Po since 2014.
From 1993 to 1997, during three right-wing governments, he served as Minister of Education. At the same time, he was president of various centrist parties: the Center for Social Democrats (CDS) from 1994 to 1995 and the Democratic Force (FD) from 1995 to 1998, the Union for the French Republic (UDF) from 1998 to 2007 and the Democratic Movement (Movement démocrate) since 2007 until today.
He has run for office in three presidential elections. A UDF candidate, he came fourth in the first round of the 2002 election, with 6.8% of the vote. In 2007 he was thought to be in a position to qualify for the second round, but came third with 18.6% of the vote. He then founded the MoDem party, which he anchored in the centre, while the UDF traditionally ranks on the centre-right. In the 2012 presidential election, he received 9.1% of the vote, finishing in fifth place.
After dropping out of the 2017 presidential election, he supported Emmanuel Macron, who subsequently appointed him minister of state and minister of justice.
The first reactions:
- The handover of power between Michel Barnier and Francois Bayrou will take place at 5pm. today is friday.
- Speaking to the press, Mr Francois Bayrou stated that “everyone is aware of the difficulty of the task”as he made his first statements as head of the government, which has not yet been formed. “Everyone says we have to find a way to bring people together instead of tearing them apart. I think reconciliation is necessary.”
- THE Jordal Bardela, its president National Alert (Marin Le Pen), stated that “there will be no censure beforehand” against the new head of government. “Our red lines remain,” he added, adding: “No reimbursement of medicines, no weakening of the economic and social situation of pensioners.”
- OR Mathilde Banner announced that the “Insubordinate France” will file a motion of impeachment against François Bayrou. “Another nomination for Emmanuel Macron. The country has two clear choices: to continue the policies of failure with Francois Bayrou or to break away.” wrote to X.
- The deputies of The Republicans meeting from 2.30pm to determine their position for a Bairu government. Only Valérie Pécresse sent her congratulations to the new prime minister via message on X.
- The Socialists asked François Bairou to renounce the use of 49.3 in exchange for abstention from censure while giving assurances that “They will not participate in the government [του] and they will remain in the opposition in Parliament”.
- Marine Tondelier, National Secretary of the Greens, announced that the Environmentalists “they will be watching closely to see if the Prime Minister commits not to use 49.3.” “Mr. Bairu seemed open to it, so we’ll see what he does.” he explained. Ms. Tondelier also waits to see “what policies are on the horizon.”
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