Emmanuel Macron deplored on Monday the refusal of “government parties” to participate in “any form of coalition”, in the preamble to the first Council of Ministers of the new government of Elisabeth Borne.
“It is appropriate to take note of the lack of will of the parties of government to participate in a government agreement or any form of coalition”, he declared according to some images broadcast by the Elysée.
An “exceptional period”
The Head of State underlined the “exceptional period” that the new government must face, “the war that has returned to European soil which first strikes Ukraine but (which) is at the heart of profound consequences for our societies, for the European project, for our economy, the lives of our compatriots”.
“Exceptional period in terms of the transitions that we have to live (…) also taking into account the political situation of the country”, he added, citing the “ecological challenge” and the “major demographic transitions”.
“This requires the government to be very proactive, ambitious, because our country needs reforms, transformation (…) It also needs a spirit of responsibility to build demanding compromises,” he said. insisted.
“Transforming Collective Action”
The president insisted on the need to “profoundly transform collective action”, to rethink “in depth many of our policies” with “local elected officials, all of our administrations, partners such as companies, associations, citizens”, and to carry out the reforms with “sustainable” public deficits.
“Building the country’s independence and progress for our compatriots (…) requires knowing how to invest, transform, build. But the independence of the country and the progress are only rarely financed by unfinanced deficits, in any case unsustainable, and the real independence of the country is not achieved without profound transformation and a lot of requirement, “he said. he warned again.