France's Macron acknowledges snap elections backfired
France’s President Emmanuel Macron admitted that his decision to hold parliamentary elections early caused instability in New Year's Eve comments.
“Lucidity and humility force [me] to recognize that at this stage, this decision has produced more instability than peace, and I fully own up to that,” Macron told the public in a televised address.
“The dissolution caused more divisions in the Assembly than solutions for the French people,” he continued, referencing the series of events sparked in June.
Macron has been at the helm of chaos following a misguided approach to a divided legislative body.
The leader remained committed to his post amid a vote of no confidence for French Prime Minister Michel Barnier earlier this month, leaving a hole in the ranks.
Macron firmly stated he would not resign despite the turmoil caused by a contentious end of year government funding bill.
Barnier tried to push a failed budget proposal that sparked the first government collapse for the nation in decades.
François Bayrou was selected to serve as prime minister in the wake of Barnier’s exit from power. He must now work to reinstate collegial relations between members of Parliament to bridge a widening legislative gap of action-based solutions.
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