French Prime Minister Sebastien Le Cornu said on Saturday, after his official reappointment, that the next government “must reflect the composition of the National Assembly (Parliament),” but “without being hostage to partisan interests,” according to Reuters.
Lecornu added during a visit to a police station in a suburb south of Paris: “We need a realistic government that represents Parliament, but is able to work effectively away from political tensions.”
In response to a question about the possibility of suspending the controversial pension reform, he said: “All discussions are possible as long as they are realistic.”
On Friday, the Elysee Palace announced the reassignment of Locorno to form a new government, just days after his resignation in the wake of an unprecedented political crisis in seventy years, following Parliament’s announcement of its intention to topple his government and not support the budget.
