The French president’s comments come a day after his office took the unusual step of publicly shooting down on X the Bloomberg report that new elections were being considered.
🚨 FAUX – La Présidence de la République dément, comme elle l’a déjà fait en amont de la publication de l’article. pic.twitter.com/qcPc46VVhh
— Élysée (@Elysee) April 23, 2025
POLITICO reported last week that rumors in the National Assembly had begun circulating that inside the Elysée discussions were being had about whether or not to call new snap elections in the coming months. The French president is constitutionally barred from dissolving parliament more than once a year and will regain the power to do so over the summer.
While the official line — which the Elysée press service reiterated to POLITICO — is that the president does not intend to call new elections before the next presidential race, scheduled for 2027, some of Macron’s allies have advised him against ruling anything out so he can viably wield the threat of another snap vote.
The French legislature has been in near-deadlock since Macron surprised the entire country— including members of his own camp and then-Prime Minister Gabriel Attal — by dissolving the National Assembly last summer. The decision led to a hung parliament, which Macron addressed in his comments with reporters on Thursday.
“We know the fragmentation that exists in our political life. I’m going to try to create as much consensus as possible in order to take action,” Macron said.
