Description: Reappointed French Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, has announced its government cabinet which included the majority of the same ministers with a couple of new changes that are meant to assuage the opposition. The far – left France Unbowed and far – right National Rally parties have stated that they would introduce a new no – confidence vote against Lecornu’s government as the latest reshuffle of governmental positions didn’t satisfy any demands and only prolonged the inevitable fall of the government. French President Emmanuel Macron denounced any speculations regarding his resignation while attending the high-level diplomatic summit on Gaza in Egypt. He reiterated Lecornu’s statements that partisan interests and power calculations dominated the French political portfolio and those were the main factors subverting the country’s progress. Lecornu reappointed Roland Lescure as the country’s Finance Minister, who is a close ally of President Macron, he kept Foreign Minister Jean – Noel Barrot and Justice Minister Geral Darmanin while Catherine Vautrin would be the country’s new Defense Minister, replacing Lecornu. The power capital lies in the hands of the Socialist party which has demanded the disassembling of the pension reform and reintroduction of the billionaires tax initiative.
Impact: The French political crisis is on the precipice of collapsing the government since Lecornu’s insignificant cabinet changes are unlikely to persuade the opposition to vote and approve the country’s next year budget. The Socialist party has kept their intentions undisclosed prior to the introduction of the latest budget proposal which indicates that last minute efforts were made by Macron’s minority government to persuade the Socialist to lean towards Lecornu’s latest initiative. Depending on the full spectrum of demands from the Socialist party, Lecornu would most likely aim at satisfying their concrete demands in order for the no – confidence vote initiatives by the far – left and far – right to fall in Parliament. In case Lecornu fails to persuade the Socialist party to block the no confidence vote, the government would fall which would instigate a period of substantial instability that would reflect in all aspects of the French civil society. Even if Lecornu manages to garner the necessary support, divisions within the government would persist, which would threaten the longevity of any appointed government in the future. France is looking down at a prolonged period of political restructuring which could modify and decentralize the presidential system in the country.