‘It’s out of the question’ France’s PM refuses to work with Emmanuel Macron
FRENCH Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has no intention of staying on in his role after Emmanuel Macron won the French election.
Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has ruled out staying on as PM and working with Emmanuel Macron
The Socialist leader told reporters it was “out of the question” during a visit to Cherbourg, northern France.
He said Mr Macron had made it clear he wanted to “overturn” the political status quo and “transform” France, and he wanted no part of it.
He said on Monday: “I understand why (Mr Macron wants his ministers to come from outside the current political elite), and I think that it’s a legitimate choice.
“If I have something useful to say I will say it… But I refuse to become an ego-driven politician obsessed with the limelight… I’ve been a minister for five years. I’ve been through some tough times… It’s time for me to step aside.”
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Mr Cazeneuve made it clear he wanted no part in the new President's transformation of the status qou
Mr Macron is yet to announce his pick for prime minister and who will be joining his 15-minister Cabinet, although he has said he would be bringing in figures from both the left and the right and that at least half would be women.
I’ve been through some tough times… It’s time for me to step aside
Jean-Pierre Raffarin, a former prime minister and a member of the centre-right Les Republicains party, said on Monday Mr Macron had to form a “Yin and Yang” government made up of both new and old faces.
He said: “Mr Macron needs to deliver on his promises of change and difference. He needs to hire new faces because that’s what the French want… But for some key positions, he must pick people with government experience… He must hire moderate leftists, centrists and right-wingers who are willing to tear down the established political system.”
President Macron is yet to announce his pick for prime minister and who joining his cabinet
Mr Raffarin added no one should want to see Mr Macron fail because his success was in France’s “best interests”.
He said: “If Mr Macron does fail, extremist parties, the far-left and the far-right, will be propelled back to the forefront of the political scene.”
Mr Macron, a 39-year-old former banker who has never held elected office, won the French presidency on Sunday over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen with 66.1 per cent of the vote.