The candidate for the post of prime minister in France, nominated by the French left, Lucie Caste called on President Emmanuel Macron " ;to take responsibility" and to assign it to form a government, reported AFP, quoted by BTA.
The union of left-wing parties "New Popular Front", which won the parliamentary elections at the beginning of the month, but without a majority in the lower house, settled on the name of this senior municipal official in Paris, unknown to the general public.
But the president rejected her candidacy.
On the air of radio "France Enter" The 37-year-old finance director in the capital municipality called this a "denial of democracy". "Times are serious and we cannot postpone this type of decision," she insisted after Macron said he would not make any appointments before the end of the Olympics in mid-August.
Kaste rejected the possibility of a coalition with the presidential camp, with which the left has "huge differences". "There is no possible agreement between those who want everyone to pay fair taxes and those who offer tax breaks to the wealthiest," she said.