Which Tyler wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2024 5:45 pm
Expect a lost vote of no confidence at the first available opportunity.
He'll probably have a shorter term as PM than Truss
Quite honestly, I'm impressed - I didn't think he had 3 months in him.
In fairness, I don't believe he actually tried to do much of anything in those 3 months, which probably helped.
To Macron the left is as bad as the far right. I've a horrible feeling that he'll piss about trying to appoint PMs from the centre till he pulls a blinding move that will wrong-foot everyone - calling a general election. Which Le Pen will win this time.
I've got a crazy idea for Macron. How about picking a Prime Minister from the group that won the most seats in the election? Bit radical but could be worth trying. Give it a go, Emmanuel!
Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 11:33 pm
I've got a crazy idea for Macron. How about picking a Prime Minister from the group that won the most seats in the election? Bit radical but could be worth trying. Give it a go, Emmanuel!
Got really annoyed with the BBC reporting on this. They had an article going, "What can Macron possibly do next?" and it was mostly tutting and, "Seems intractable, doesn't it?" The suggestion of "Appoint a leader that the largest bloc in parliament wants" was mentioned as an afterthought near the end as an "I suppose he could try this if he wants to gamble," suggestion.
Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 11:33 pm
I've got a crazy idea for Macron. How about picking a Prime Minister from the group that won the most seats in the election? Bit radical but could be worth trying. Give it a go, Emmanuel!
Got really annoyed with the BBC reporting on this. They had an article going, "What can Macron possibly do next?" and it was mostly tutting and, "Seems intractable, doesn't it?" The suggestion of "Appoint a leader that the largest bloc in parliament wants" was mentioned as an afterthought near the end as an "I suppose he could try this if he wants to gamble," suggestion.
Puja
The BBC have lost all sense of impartiality by now. It's a joke.
Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 11:33 pm
I've got a crazy idea for Macron. How about picking a Prime Minister from the group that won the most seats in the election? Bit radical but could be worth trying. Give it a go, Emmanuel!
Got really annoyed with the BBC reporting on this. They had an article going, "What can Macron possibly do next?" and it was mostly tutting and, "Seems intractable, doesn't it?" The suggestion of "Appoint a leader that the largest bloc in parliament wants" was mentioned as an afterthought near the end as an "I suppose he could try this if he wants to gamble," suggestion.
Puja
The BBC have lost all sense of impartiality by now. It's a joke.
Channel 4 were almost as bad. No suggestion that a left-wing PM could be tried.
Having said that, the left-wing MP they interviewed seemed to be more keen on Macron stepping down than having a PM from her group . . . although that may be because they know Macron will never select one of them.
