Elysée: Macron Neither Suggests Resigning, Nor Snap Elections

The French presidency denied a report published about a possible resignation of President Emmanuel Macron.

The “Le Figaro” local newspaper claimed in a report published on Thursday that Macron recently spoke about a possible resignation and calling for snap presidential elections.

"We deny what was stated in the report. The president of the republic did not discuss the resignation issue at any time," the presidency told France Press.

[caption id="attachment_31983" align="aligncenter" width="528"] Yellow Vests Protesters Listen to President Macron's Speech in 2018[/caption]

The Le Figaro newspaper claimed that the French president "clearly demonstrated" during a meeting of funders of his 2017 campaign, "willingness to take risks,” indicated that the 46-year-old president aspires, through snap elections, to revive his presidency and give him a mandate to reshape the French economy once the novel coronavirus pandemic is contained.

But the Elysée Palace said the president "never took part in a videoconference with donors.”

The newspaper quoted one of the alleged participants that the goal of the resignation will be to call snap elections "in the coming weeks or months." 

“Certainly, I will win as there is no opponent," Macron said, according to the French newspaper.

In the meantime, the German press agency revealed that French President Macron will will address this people on TV next Sunday evening. 

It is expected that Macron will discuss the overcoming of the coronavirus crisis and the severe economic downturn that his country has been suffering currently.

Macron Could Dismiss French Prime Minister

In a related context, analysts have anticipated that Macron could appoint a new head of government in place of Edward Philip. 

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It’s noteworthy that France has recorded more than 29,000 deaths as a result of infection with the novel coronavirus, causing the COVID-19 disease.

The French president still has two more years in his first term in office.

The president's party La République En Marche (LREM) lost its absolute majority in parliament last month after several MPs defected to form independent groups, a public reproach that was all the more jarring amid the government's calls for "unity" during the COVID-19 crisis.