Eighty-one MPs from the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) bloc have adopted a resolution demanding the resignation of French President Emmanuel Macron, Franceinfo reports.
The impeachment procedure was initiated by the ultra-left party Jean-Luc Mélenchon “Undefeated France” within the meaning of Article 68 of the country’s Constitution. The reason was Macron’s refusal to name him Prime Minister. she looked chaste.
“Following President Emmanuel Macron’s refusal to appoint a prime minister from the coalition that won the July 7 election, the authors of the resolution want parliament to initiate impeachment proceedings against the president.” – says.
They considered the French leader’s actions as “a violent coup, unprecedented in the history of the French Republic since 1877.”
Article 68 of the French Constitution, to which the authors of the resolution refer, allows the president to be impeached for “failure to fulfil his duties, clearly incompatible with the execution of his mandate”.
According to the results of the early elections to the National Assembly, which took place on June 30 and July 7, none of the parties won a majority. The New Popular Front won (184 seats). The president’s centrist coalition “Together!” received 166 mandates. The far-right has 143 seats out of 577. Macron held a series of meetings with the leaders of the parties that entered parliament to find a candidate for prime minister. He rejected the left-wing candidate, as the government led by the New Popular Front, in his opinion, would not be able to obtain the approval of the National Assembly and the vote of confidence of the parliamentarians.
The resolution will be considered by the National Assembly Office on September 11, TF1 reports. If it is deemed acceptable there, it will be forwarded to the legal commission, where a simple majority will be required for its adoption. The resolution will then be discussed in a parliamentary session. This could happen in early October. A two-thirds majority is required to approve the document. It will then be sent to the Senate, RBC clarifies.
