Right-wing populists don’t want to make things easy for a future government. He announced no-confidence motions against any ministers from the left-wing populist party La France Insoumise and against any Green ministers.

In France, the right-wing populist party Rassemblement National (RN) has announced no-confidence motions against the left-wing populist party La France Insoumise (LFI) or any government that includes ministers from the Green Party. “One thing is certain: the RN group will submit a motion of no confidence against any government in which the LFI or the Greens hold ministerial responsibility,” RN politician Marine Le Pen said on Thursday on the online service X.

Renaud Labaye, secretary-general of the RN parliamentary group in the French National Assembly, had previously promised that no-confidence motions against a potential left-wing government would be waived under certain circumstances. He told “Le Figaro” newspaper that his party would not submit a no-confidence motion against a left-wing government if it proposed “consensus measures”.

However, he later clarified to the AFP news agency that if this new government includes an LFI minister, the chance of approving the government statement is “almost zero”. “In principle, we will never submit a no-confidence motion for the sake of a no-confidence motion,” Labaye said. “Everything depends on the government, the public political discourse or the speeches presented.”

Difficult situation after early elections

French President Emmanuel Macron called early parliamentary elections after right-wing populists won European elections on June 9. This resulted in the formation of three political blocs, each of which did not achieve an absolute majority, and whose programs were inconsistent with each other. The left-wing coalition New Popular Front is leading with around 190 MPs, followed by the government camp with around 160 MPs and the right-wing populists with around 140 MPs.

The number fluctuates because many MPs cannot be clearly assigned. For a majority, 289 of the 577 seats in the National Assembly are required. Macron wants to keep the current government in place for the time being. He will not accept Prime Minister Gabriel Atal’s resignation until July 17 after the general election, and then declare the government a “caretaker” government. (APA)