Senator Pushkov admits Macron's early departure from the French presidency

The head of the Federation Council's commission on information policy, Alexei Pushkov, has said that President Emmanuel Macron may become the first head of modern France who will have to leave office early. The senator wrote about this on December 25 in his Telegram channel.

"Macron, whose domestic affairs are going so badly that he may become the first president of modern France who will have to leave the presidency early," he said.

Pushkov noted that French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou could also resign as he "forms a new government from old discredited cadres."

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Earlier, on December 23, Macron approved the new government of France, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu retained their posts. According to the TV channel BFMTV, it was also decided to retain the Interior Ministry for Bruno Retaillot.

The National Assembly (lower house of parliament) of France on December 4 passed a resolution of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier. 331 deputies voted in favor of the vote of no confidence. Later, on December 13, 73-year-old leader of the centrist party "Democratic Movement" Francois Bayrou was appointed the new Prime Minister of France.

In turn, Macron, during an address to the nation, said that he was not going to leave the presidency until the end of his term in 2027. He also reminded that he will not be able to run for re-election.

The founder of the party "Unconquered France" Jean-Luc Melanchon at the same time said that Macron does not understand how the parliament works. In his opinion, the French president should resign so that the people could go to the presidential election.