Macron struggles to launch fresh talks on French government
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00:00The revolving door at the Elysee Palace isn't set to slow down yet.
00:04Emmanuel Macron has vowed to continue talks to try to form a new government
00:09after rejecting one led by the New Popular Front.
00:12On Monday, the president said the left-wing coalition,
00:15which won the most seats in parliament after July elections
00:18but not enough to govern, would not have enough support in a no-confidence vote.
00:24Such a government would therefore be up against a majority of over 350 MPs,
00:29effectively preventing it from acting.
00:31The institutional stability of our country means that this option should not be pursued.
00:37Left-wing parties have reacted angrily, calling for protests,
00:40while socialist leader Olivier Faure said he would not attend consultations on Tuesday.
00:46No, I refuse to be complicit in a parody of democracy.
00:50This morning, I think there is a cold fury in the country,
00:53a fury of those who do not understand what the president is doing.
00:58Macron called on three of the four parties that make up the New Popular Front
01:03to cooperate with other political groups, not mentioning the far-left France Unbowed.
01:08France Unbowed's founder Jean-Luc Mélenchon had earlier said
01:12there could be a left-wing government without ministers from his party,
01:16but this has still been opposed by Macron and centre-right parties.
01:21The country has now been led by a caretaker government for more than 40 days,
01:25a record in post-war France, and the pressure to end the crisis is on.
01:30The deadline to present a draft 2025 budget for the heavily indebted government
01:35is just over a month away.