A political analyst called Bayrou a convenient and driven prime minister for Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has elected centrist Francois Bayrou to the post of Prime Minister, as he will not interfere with him and is the most neutral option. At the same time, it is not excluded that he will receive a vote of no confidence in the near future. This opinion was shared with "Izvestia" on December 13 by Dmitry Levy, associate professor of the Department of European Studies at the Faculty of International Relations of St. Petersburg State University.

The corresponding decision was made by Macron earlier in the day. Bayrou began his career as an official, then worked in the European Parliament, at different times was the Minister of Education and Justice. Three times ran for President of the country. The 73-year-old politician is also the leader of the centrist Democratic Movement (MoDem) party.

"Bayrou is a wingman politician, he did not express his position very often. His position has largely echoed that of other politicians. But how exactly he will behave when he has real power is a question that is not yet answered. <...> There is a possibility that the new government will soon be declared a vote of no confidence, but the forms of discontent can be different, not necessarily a vote. Some kind of technical sabotage at the legislative level," Levy commented on the appointment.

Thus, he added, France is currently in a deep political crisis and much depends on whether Macron can establish a dialog with French society. At the moment, he has not succeeded so far, summarized the interlocutor of the publication. In addition, the prestige of Macron's power was hit by the trial against the leader of the parliamentary faction of the right-wing party "National Union" Marine Le Pen, the expert believes.

"Most likely, we will deal with upheavals, maybe frequent changes, renewals of the French government and, of course, with the conflict between the president of the country and other branches of power. <...> Bayrou's appointment is Macron's hope that this candidacy will epitomize the notion of centrism, constructive expediency," the political scientist said.

Against this backdrop, Levy said, the French can be expected to come out in protests. However, he admitted, the protests are more likely to be part of a traditional ritual and will not lead to concrete changes. The left-wing party "Unconquered France" has already said it will put forward a vote of no confidence in the Bayrou government.

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Thevote of no confidence in the government of the previous French Prime Minister Michel Barnier was passed on December 4. 331 deputies voted in favor of the vote of no confidence. Barnier headed the government only in early September, but in October he tried to put forward a vote of no confidence. The first attempt was unsuccessful.

The leader of the party "Arise, France" Nicolas Dupont-Eignan called the reason for the loss of confidence in Macron financial chaos and his commitment to U.S. President Joe Biden.

At the same time, on December 6, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, founder of the "Unconquered France" party, said that Macron does not understand how the parliament works. According to Mélenchon, the French president should resign in order for the people to go to the presidential elections.