When one political bloc ranks first in the vote… that bloc has won. That’s the logic, that’s the tradition. Macron must name as prime minister the pick of the Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP). The fact that he has already refused to do so is a negation of democracy.”
That is conservative politician Charles de Courson calling on president Macron to respect French political tradition and name the newly selected NFP candidate, Lucie Castets, as prime minister. When even politicians on the French right are coming to the aid of a leftwing alliance and criticising the president’s disdain for parliamentary procedure, you know a line has been crossed.
