Seriousness government crisis in France: Prime Minister Manuel Valls has put together a new government team – he is responding well to anti-government statements of the former economics minister Montebourg.
Apparently the dispute over anti-government statements by Minister of Economic Affairs Arnaud Montebourg has submitted the resignation of his socialist government of France Prime Minister Manuel Valls. President François Hollande commissioned Valls on Monday immediately trying to form a new government, as the Elysée announced. The new Cabinet will be presented on Tuesday.
“Manuel Valls has submitted the resignation of his government to the President,” it said in a short statement of the Elysée Palace. “The President has asked him to form a team, which is in accordance with the objectives that it has set itself for our country.” It is the second reshuffle in France within five months.
Why Valls selects this step, rather than merely replace Montebourg, is still unclear. Maybe the Premier takes the opportunity to reshuffle the cabinet in several positions. At the same time he will probably prove authority to the step. In the afternoon, the former Minister are apparently summoned individually.
The left-wing of the Socialist belonging Montebourg had a departure from the austerity policies in France and Europe called on the weekend – and practiced harsh criticism of Germany. “We have to strike a different tone. Germany is caught in a savings policy, which it has imposed across Europe,” the minister said the newspaper “Le Monde”. He put it clearly, with Germany he meant the German conservatives to Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
Government crisis in France:Attack on Hollande and the Chancellor
Montebourg asked in the interview, the fight against the economic crisis must take precedence over the budget consolidation. “The dogmatic reduce deficits, which leads us to a harsh austerity and unemployment must be secondary.” Montebourg pronounced with what in the camp of the ruling Socialists many think – Hollande led austerity in the face of the ongoing economic crisis and record unemployment in the country again and again to resentment among many MPs.
Hollande holds the austerity measures laid, but wants to work at the European level for a stronger economic recovery and insists on flexibility in reducing deficits. Montebourg is known in France for his sharp words and makes no secret of his intentions, even once to become president.
Montebourg himself stressed on Monday prior to the announcement of the reshuffle, he did not violate the “government solidarity”. He expects to remain in the government. That Montebourg will join the new government, but as almost impossible applies.
The former Minister of Economics is one of the most influential representatives of the left wing at the French Socialists. Montebourg was always scandalized with the official government line since Hollande took office in May 2012. When, after the disastrous for the Socialists municipal elections in late March Hollande reshaped the government and the then Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault replaced by Manuel Valls, the former industry minister Montebourg but was promoted to Minister of Economic Affairs.
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