French President Emmanuel Macron said tonight that he wants to appoint a new government within 48 hours, reported France Press, quoted by BTA.
Macron reiterated his desire for the current composition of the National Assembly to complete its mandate, which expires in 2027. He did not specify the representative of which party he plans to appoint as prime minister.
Macron is expected to announce who will be the new prime minister of France very soon. This could happen as early as tomorrow, after the head of state held talks with all parties, except the extreme left and right, to form a broad-based government, DPA reported earlier today.
Following the fall of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, whose centre-right government was ousted by a no-confidence vote last week, the new prime minister will be tasked with forming a cabinet that brings together as many parties as possible.
Although the parties are unlikely to form a new formal coalition, they will be expected to cooperate to the extent that they do not immediately reject the new government over the adoption of next year's French state budget.
Tomorrow, Barnier's outgoing cabinet is due to reach some arrangements for the transition of power so that the French state can continue to function until the adoption of the budget, which is expected early next year.
France is at a political impasse after snap elections held over the summer failed to produce a clear winner. At the same time, the country is facing a critical economic situation against the background of a growing national debt and a large budget deficit, DPA notes.
The European Commission has already opened proceedings against France because of the high new debt and the deficit.
The head of the French Audit Office, Pierre Moscovici, said that the political crisis leads to an economic crisis. France needs a stable and reliable government, because otherwise the situation will worsen, he stressed.