Le Pen Vows to Overthrow Bayrou Amidst Confidence Vote
Marine Le Pen has announced her intention to rally her supporters against François Bayrou following a recent confidence vote, asserting that eight years of Macron’s presidency have jeopardized France’s future, reports 24brussels. Despite Le Pen’s own electoral restrictions stemming from an embezzlement conviction set for appeal next year, she launched a vigorous campaign to destabilize the current administration.
Shortly after the confidence vote was disclosed, Le Pen stated that only the dissolution of the government could empower the French populace to determine their own future, proposing a revival under her National Rally party. “Only dissolution will now allow the French people to choose their destiny, that of recovery with the National Rally,” she conveyed on social media platform X.
These developments have put to rest any rumors of a possible arrangement between Le Pen and Bayrou. National Rally’s Laurent Jacobelli emphasized that there should have been no uncertainty regarding Le Pen’s intentions. “These people imagine that others are as despicable as they are,” he remarked, adding that such thinking reflects a misunderstanding of Le Pen’s political motives.
In the backdrop of these events, Bayrou faced criticism regarding the timing of the confidence vote. Although he maintained that he refrained from consulting with opposition figures prior to the vote due to their summer breaks—an assertion met with skepticism—his comments failed to quell suspicion that he might have gauged Le Pen’s position beforehand.
Le Pen countered Bayrou’s claims, indicating that she had remained active and engaged throughout the summer, further solidifying her stance against the current government’s policies.
