MADRID 31 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has admitted that he was wrong for the early call of legislative elections held between June and July, arguing that the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly “has brought more instability than serenity” for the French.
“If I decided to dissolve, it was to give them their voice back, to give them clarity and to avoid the inaction that threatened. Lucidity and humility force me to recognize that, at this time, that decision has produced more instability than serenity. I accept all my responsibility” , Macron expressed in his end-of-year speech.
This is the first time that the French president assumes responsibility for calling early legislative elections, pressured by the victory of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in the European elections.
These elections produced a fractured Parliament, and gave rise to a government led by the conservative Michel Barnier, but which lasted barely three months due to the inability to approve budgets. Following his resignation, Macron appointed Francois Bayrou as the new prime minister of France.
In his speech, Macron also asked the French to be “united, determined, united” in 2025, as they have been to enable “the successes of 2024.” “Together, this year we have shown that the impossible is not French,” said the French head of state, giving as examples the celebration of the Paris Olympic Games, the constitutional protection of women’s right to abortion, or the “value ” by Gisèle Pélicot for denouncing her husband.
He has also opened the door to referendums, announcing that in 2025 citizens will decide on “some decisive issues.” “I want us to be able to decide and act. We will have to make decisions for our economy, our security, our democracy, our children. Yes, the hope, prosperity and peace of the coming quarter century depend on our decisions,” he added. .
He has had a message for European neighbors, encouraging them to “end naivety” in matters of trade or agriculture, and calling for an “awakening” in the face of “laws dictated by others.”
“We need a European awakening, a scientific, intellectual, technological, industrial, agricultural, energy and ecological awakening. To achieve this, we must act faster, make our decisions faster, stronger as Europeans, simplify our rules and invest more,” has settled, to wish a happy 2025 to the French people.