President Macron Invites Leadership Of Parliamentary Party To Discuss New French PM

JAKARTA - President Emmanuel Macron invited leaders of French parliamentary parties to hold talks on August 23 to appoint a new prime minister.

Reported by Reuters on Friday, August 16, Macron intends to appoint a prime minister in mid-August. So far, Macron has ignored candidates approved by the left-wing alliance, which occupies the top position in the vote.

The purpose of next Friday's meeting with the president of party groups in the National Assembly and the Senate is to build the majority and most stable to serve the country.

"In the legislative election, the French people expressed their desire for broad-based change and consensus. In the spirit of responsibility, all political leaders must work to realize this desire," Macron's office statement said.

Sources close to Macron told Reuters the president believed the vote resulted in a National Assembly whose center of gravity is in the middle or right-right and the new PM must be able to find common ground with moderate groups across the political spectrum.