The resignation of the French government is the beginning of an uncertain transition period

The Politico website evaluated the official acceptance of the resignation of French Prime Minister Gabriel Ethel by Emmanuel Macron as the beginning of an unknown transitional period in this country, which will increase the challenges of the French president.

This media added: Now Ethel’s government will continue to operate as caretaker until the appointment of a new prime minister.

According to Politico, the Elysee Palace announced in a statement that Macron accepted the resignation of Ethel and his government; An issue that has officially started the transition period in which the caretaker government will operate until the appointment of a new prime minister.

This statement states that Macron has invited “all Republican forces” to reach an agreement to end this transition period “as quickly as possible”.

The transfer period in France has never lasted more than 9 days and this situation is unprecedented in France.

The appointment of the prime minister and the members of the cabinet is his responsibility when the president’s party has the majority of seats in the parliament, but in other situations, the prime minister is appointed from among the members of the other parties that have the majority in the lower house of France. is selected.

But the political landscape of France, where there is fragmentation and division between parties, has made the outcome of who will govern the country and which party will be in the position of opposition unknown and unpredictable.

While the left-wing New Popular Front coalition won France’s early parliamentary elections, it is far from an absolute majority in the National Assembly and its members appear to be at odds over who to nominate as prime minister. give, there is a difference of opinion.

Macron has not yet announced what action he plans to take and only said that in his opinion, no party has won the election and emphasized the need for “honest negotiations” to obtain a “strong majority”.

Given that there are about 10 days left until the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, some members of the temporary cabinet, especially the ministers of sports and interior, are required to fully fulfill their duties.

The transition period has also raised doubts about sensitive cases such as next year’s budget law. In France, the budget law is usually negotiated in the fall and this law must be approved by the end of 2024.

France is also under pressure from the European Commission due to excessive public spending. Brussels on Tuesday formally launched a process against France, which means the French government must present a plan in the coming months that reassures the European Commission of new spending cuts.

The resigned French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, implemented a reduction of more than 20 billion euros in public spending this year and planned to reduce at least the same amount next year.

He told reporters on Monday that we will prepare options for the next government, but the decision will be up to them.