macron france election June 30 July 7 10 June 2024 2

Comments from Macron, who is expected to announce a new PM today:

  • Says he will carry out his full mandate as President
  • Says he will name a new Prime Minister within days
  • Call for snap elections this summer is a decision that political actors haven't understood
  • Early next year, the new govenment will draft a new budget bill
  • New budget will allow for needed investments

It's hard to see any way forward without a new election, which can't be called until July.