On the 10th, a dramatic scene occurred in French politics.President Macron appointed Le Corney, who resigned as prime minister four days ago, again as prime minister.

Some commentators joked that Le Corny was regarded as "resigning for nothing". Whether the new prime minister, who "strives for survival" and calls himself a "ascetic warrior" under the three forces of parliament, can secure his throne this time and whether the political chaos in France can be alleviated has aroused widespread concern.

The second palace.

According to the announcement of the French Presidential Palace, Macron instructed Le Corni to form a government.

Leclerc subsequently posted on social media calling for an end to French political unrest, pledging to create conditions for full parliamentary authority and for the budget for 2026 to be passed by parliament by the end of the year to restore balance in public finances.

Le Corney also said members of the new government must commit to give up participating in the 2027 presidential election.

Le Corni's return was surprising. He had served as prime minister for only 27 days and formed a cabinet in less than 24 hours. He was able to put up the seal and leave on the 6th of this month, becoming the shortest-serving prime minister of the Fifth Republic of France.

Regarding the reasons for his resignation, he listed three, but summarized nothing but: the parliamentary left, the middle party, the far-right three-foot, the party is fierce, it is too difficult to do something.

Later, Macron entrusted Le Korney to conduct "final negotiations" with various political parties as caretaker prime minister. Based on the results of the negotiations, Macron drew three conclusions: most members oppose dissolving the parliament again; there is hope to build a stable governing platform; and there is still the possibility of passing the budget before the end of the year. Based on this, Macron began to appoint a new prime minister and eventually let Le Korni "reenter the palace."

Some commentators pointed out that from a legal perspective, there is no regulation prohibiting Macron from reappointing Le Korni-since Macron was first elected president in 2017, Le Korni has always served in successive governments.

But from a political perspective, this decision angered many opponents of Macron. They accused Macron of repeatedly refusing to appoint opposition figures as prime minister, and communicating with the president was like "talking to a wall."

Ask for stability.

Comprehensive public opinion analysis, there are several reasons why Macron still chooses Le Corni.

First, Le Corney is Macron's most loyal supporter and ensures political stability.

Some commentators believe that Le Corny is regarded as the backbone of Macron's side, and has had close ties with the presidential team on issues such as defense in the past. He was appointed to form a "mission-oriented government" and "out of touch with the ambition of competing for the presidency", which facilitated policy coordination between the cabinet and the president.

Second, France is currently facing urgent budget cut-off, debt pressure, weak growth and other practical problems. Macron needs to choose a "known" person to quickly start forming a cabinet and promoting the budget.

Observers pointed out that Le Corny has prepared a draft budget during his tenure, and if he is replaced now, it will affect the progress.

Thirdly, Le Corny served as a coordinator after his resignation, negotiating with major political parties and achieving a certain degree of consensus.

Le Corny has accepted the appointment of the new prime minister. Public opinion expects him to form a new government team dominated by "technical ministers".

Not optimistic

Most analysts do not look well at Leicester¡¯s performance prospects.

First, his appointment was disputed.The former prime minister, General Secretary of the Renaissance Party, Attar, believes that the appointment of ¡°a prime minister with close ties to the president is not conducive to dialogue with the opposition.¡±

Baldeira, chairman of the far-right National League, said that this appointment reflected Macron's "more isolated and disconnected than ever before" and was a "bad joke".

Leader of the far-left ¡°non-subjugation of France¡± Meloon said that again appointing a resigned prime minister is like turning a circle around the ground.

Secondly, the formation of a new government is also a hurdle.

Leclerc must manage to form a new government this weekend.If it fails, France could fall into greater turmoil.

Some commentators pointed out that Le Corny was aware of the traps he faced in forming a government. This week, he spent two days communicating with political parties that might participate in forming a cabinet.

In an effort to win support from the left, Macron's team revealed that the president is considering postponing parts of his controversial pension reform plan passed in 2023, which raised the legal retirement age from 62 to 64.

Again, address the political role surrounding the budget.

Le Corny needs to submit next year's budget to Parliament before the 13th. In the past year, political differences on how to reduce France's national debt and budget deficit have led to the stepping down of two of the past three prime ministers, so Le Corny faces extremely arduous challenges.

It has been commented that Macron appears to be betting that most political parties ¡ª even if they are not satisfied with Le Corny¡¯s appointment ¡ª will compromise on the budget bill because they are extremely afraid of a new round of elections.

Finally, we can overcome the ¡°no-confidence vote.¡±

The far-right National League and the far-left ¡°Non-French¡± have made it clear that they want to impeach the new prime minister, and the left-wing Ecological Party and the French Communist Party have also said they want to vote no confidence.

At present, the attitude of the right-wing Republican Party and the left-wing Socialist Party may be the key to determining Le Corney's fate.

A majority of Republican lawmakers supported Leicester Leicester¡¯s leadership of the new government, but the Socialist Party has made it clear that the party would vote no confidence if Leicester¡¯s government did not promise an immediate suspension of the pension reform or decided to use special provisions of the constitution to bypass parliamentary votes to enforce the adoption of the draft budget for 2026.

(Editor's email: ylq@jfdaily.com)

Original title: "Why is Macron's newly appointed prime minister still him?"

Column editor: Yang Li Group Text editor: Yang Li Group Source: Xinhua Agency

Source: The Liberation Daily