France's triumphant left-wing coalition unveils its radical plans for government including a 90 per cent tax rate on the rich, lowering the retirement age and huge spending
Daily MailJul 10
France: PM Attal Resigns But Will Stay On Amid Deadlock
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The Facts
French Pres. Emmanuel Macron accepted on Tuesday the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who will continue in a caretaker role with restricted powers until a new cabinet is appointed.
This decision, which comes more than a week after Attal offered his resignation, allows cabinet members that won seats to assume their roles in the National Assembly and vote on its next speaker.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The victory of the leaderless leftist alliance in the snap parliamentary election has surprised even its four founding parties, and now their coalition is on the brink of falling apart because its members cannot agree on a prime ministerial candidate. It's likely that the Socialist Party would soon breakaway from its radical allies and join a mainstream coalition.
Left narrative
That Macron and his centrist allies are still in denial doesn't affect the fact that the French people have given a clear mandate to the leftist NFP. Therefore, his moves to deny the largest alliance its chance to form a new government and grab power through covert plots indicates his undemocratic disregard for the popular vote.
Right narrative
Though the left has secured most seats in the National Assembly and Macron remains in power, France is on the right — as proven by the number of votes. If history can teach us anything, all this political chaos the country is experiencing right now indicates that a new dawn is coming — one in which the right will be the only possible opposition.