Macron will "appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours"

France - Former French Prime Minister Lecorn, who served only 27 days, accepted an interview with France's state-owned TV channel on the 8th. He said that President Macron could "appoint a prime minister within the next 48 hours." The Elysee Palace told AFP: "The President of the Republic thanks Sebastian Le Corre for his communication with representatives of all parties and society in the past 48 hours. The Elysee Palace also stated: 'Most deputies oppose dissolving the parliament, and there is a possibility of building a stable platform,' and hopes to pass the 2026 budget bill before December 31."

In the evening news, Lecorn said during an interview: "We must find a way to carry out the debate on pension reform."

Should the government's retirement system reform plan be suspended? In response to this question, Lecorn said, "It is no longer something I can decide again, because I have already resigned." However, the crux of the problem in reaching a compromise is raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years gradually.

He also predicted that if this reform of increasing the legal retirement age is suspended, it would cost "at least 3 billion euros" by 2027.

Lecorn also said that the next government to be appointed must "completely abandon the presidential ambitions for 2027." In response to calls for Macron to resign early, the resigned prime minister said, "It is not the time to replace the President of the Republic now." He explained that the president is mainly responsible for "exclusive areas" such as defense and foreign affairs, and this exclusive right must be protected and maintained.

The resigned prime minister told French journalists that he did his best, and tonight he can say he has completed his mission. On October 8, the French Green Party made its "last" serious appeal to the President of the Republic to appoint a "left-wing green party" as the next prime minister. The leader of the far-right National Rally, Bardeau, urged Macron to dissolve the National Assembly again.

Before the interview with France's second TV channel, the resigned prime minister Lecorn had a one-hour meeting with President Macron.

Source: rfi

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