Emmanuel Macron will this afternoon host the leaders of France’s political parties as he searches for his fourth prime minister of the year. The last one, Michel Barnier, fell last week after just three months in office.
Not everyone, however, has received an invitation to the Elysée Palace. Marine Le Pen is persona non grata after her National Rally party joined the left-wing coalition in last Wednesday’s vote of no confidence in Barnier’s government.
Macron hasn’t forgiven Le Pen, although he is more conciliatory towards the left-wing parties that conspired to bring down his government. The Communists, the Greens and the Socialists will all enjoy the president’s hospitality this afternoon. Jean-Luc Melenchon’s party, la France Insoumise (LFI), also received an invitation but declined.
One can only marvel at Macron’s chutzpah
The president of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, attacked Macron for a ‘disrespect and inelegance that are mind-boggling’. In private Bardella and Le Pen will be delighted with the snub.
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