French President Emmanuel Macron has held meetings with supporters and senior politicians in an attempt to quickly appoint a new prime minister after a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government in parliament. This was reported by the Reuters agency.
It is noted that according to the French media, François Bairou, whose name is often mentioned by the French media as a possible successor to Barnier, was supposed to have lunch with Macron. Bayrou is a centrist politician and a close supporter of Macron. Defense Minister Sébastien Lecorneau has also been mentioned in the media, but there has been no news of a meeting between him and Macron.
Three sources told Reuters that Macron intends to find a replacement for the prime minister very quickly before the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on December 7, which will also be attended by US President-elect Donald Trump. Macron is due to address the French in a televised address on the evening of December 5. , in addition, according to the French mass media, he will meet with the head of the Senate.
Michel Barnier assumed the post of Prime Minister three months ago. On the evening of December 4, the French National Assembly expressed a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister and members of the government. The reason for such a vote in the National Assembly was the fact that Prime Minister Michel Barnier spent 2025 in the parliament. the budget on social insurance, applying one of the articles of the Constitution and bypassing the vote of the deputies.
