Brussels Reporter
  • Home
  • Brussels
  • Europe
    • Europe

      Inside Emmanuel Macron’s failed one-man diplomacy mission on…

      July 5, 2022

      Europe

      Italy declares a state of emergency in five…

      July 4, 2022July 5, 2022

      Europe

      At least six dead in shooting amidst 4…

      July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

      Europe

      Gas shortage emergency would push Hamburg to ration…

      July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

      Europe

      Ukraine war: Zelenskyy vows to reclaim lost ground…

      July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

  • Globe
  • Lifestyle
  • Business

Brussels Reporter

  • Home
  • Brussels
  • Europe
    • Europe

      Inside Emmanuel Macron’s failed one-man diplomacy mission on…

      July 5, 2022

      Europe

      Italy declares a state of emergency in five…

      July 4, 2022July 5, 2022

      Europe

      At least six dead in shooting amidst 4…

      July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

      Europe

      Gas shortage emergency would push Hamburg to ration…

      July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

      Europe

      Ukraine war: Zelenskyy vows to reclaim lost ground…

      July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

  • Globe
  • Lifestyle
  • Business
Home Europe Macron calls for ‘cooperation’ from other parties after losing parliamentary majority
EuropeFeatured

Macron calls for ‘cooperation’ from other parties after losing parliamentary majority

by editor June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for “responsibility and cooperation” from other political parties in his first speech since losing an absolute majority in parliament, suggesting it could be possible to build a coalition deal to pass legislation.

“As in most Western democracies, whether it is Germany, Italy, or many others, no single political force can make the laws today,” Macron said in a televised address. “We must collectively learn to govern and regulate differently.”

In the second round of the parliamentary election last Sunday, Macron’s centrist coalition came in first but won just 246 seats out of the 289 needed to maintain its prior absolute parliamentary majority, while parties on both the far left and far right gained ground. That spells trouble ahead for Macron’s reform plans, just two months after he won a second term in office as president.

Macron said he regretted the low level of turnout, with more than one in two voters opting not to cast a ballot in the second round, as well as the “fractures, the profound divisions that run through our country and are reflected in the composition of the new Assembly.”

The president said his allies in parliament must now try to “expand, either by building a coalition deal or by building text-by-text majorities.” He also said he still intends to push ahead with his planned reforms “to continue to create more wealth, more work and more innovation.”

Macron also called for creating “new compromises based on dialogue, listening and respect” and urged the other political groups to indicate “how far they are willing to cooperate.”

“I have been convinced of the need to go beyond politics since day one,” he said. “I know that it responds to the aspiration of many of you to get out of the political quarrels.”

His political opponents were quick to respond. Adrien Quatennens, coordinator of the radical left France Unbowed, tweeted: “Macron challenges political groups: will you vote for my laws? The question should be returned to him: and you, will you vote for the opposition’s bills?”

Communist leader Fabien Roussel also tweeted: “Macron is discovering the virtues of parliamentary debate and the true role of the National Assembly in 2022! We will judge him by his actions.”

Source link

previous post
Brics summit: Members push for global clout amid Ukraine war
next post
A wonk’s guide to the Czech EU presidency policy agenda

Related Posts

Hundreds evacuated as Catalan firefighters battle national park...

July 17, 2021

A green wave against nationalist ill winds

May 30, 2019

Babiš under fire after Commission audit published

April 25, 2021

Brexit and fishing rights: Will battle for control...

October 15, 2020

Humanity on the edge of abyss: Guterres and...

September 21, 2021

Germany’s Baerbock faces down top Russian diplomat Lavrov...

January 18, 2022

Judo: A glorious third day at the Baku...

November 7, 2021

The European oasis | VoxEurop (English)

May 13, 2019

One dead and eleven injured in Minneapolis shooting

June 21, 2020

Italian teenage computer whiz Carlo Acutis beatified by...

October 10, 2020
Promotion Image

Recent Posts

  • Inside Emmanuel Macron’s failed one-man diplomacy mission on Ukraine
  • Highland Park shooting: Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting
  • Italy declares a state of emergency in five northern regions amid worst drought in 70 years
  • Belgium paves way to send convicted terrorist to Iran
  • At least six dead in shooting amidst 4 July parade in Chicago suburb, gunman still at large
Promotion Image

GO!

Lifestyle

  • Scientists are using satellites to count elephants from space for the first time

  • France: Hospital workers demand more resources to fight COVID-19

  • Alexei Navalny: Millions watch jailed critic's 'Putin palace' film

  • Covid vaccine: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’

  • Belgium looks good in white

Popular Posts

  • 1

    VIDEO : Students in Dakar bang pots, honk horns in protest called for by opposition

    June 23, 2022
  • 2

    Malta to review abortion policy after Prudente case causes outrage

    July 1, 2022
  • 3

    South Sudan: Thousands facing starvation as food aid cuts hit

    July 1, 2022

Editor’s Choices

  • Sociopath ING or a blockchain of corruption from a well-known financial group

    May 24, 2021
  • Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID jabs ‘highly effective’ against India variant, study shows

    May 23, 2021
  • G20 leaders at Rome summit pledge more vaccines for poorer countries

    May 21, 2021

Opinions

  • Inside Emmanuel Macron’s failed one-man diplomacy mission on Ukraine

    July 5, 2022
  • Belgium paves way to send convicted terrorist to Iran

    July 4, 2022
  • UK risks Chinese anger over trade talks with Taiwan

    July 4, 2022

@2018-2021 - Brussels Reporter (www.brusselsreporter.com). All Right Reserved.