This was reported by the radio station Europe 1, citing a source.
“Resignation of the president is not a taboo. Yes, today we need to consider all scenarios,” the radio station quotes one of Macron’s close associates as saying. “He is ready to sacrifice the end of his five-year term.”
Europe 1 claims that Macron himself has discussed this “extreme measure scenario” in recent weeks with one of his interlocutors.
At the same time, the radio station emphasizes that resignation is not the preferred option for the president, “although its prospect should serve to dramatize the upcoming elections in this campaign.”
Another strategy the president might choose is to coexist in power with the right-wing “National Rally” in case of its victory in the parliamentary elections, so as “not to interfere with the failure of this party’s policy until 2027,” when the presidential elections are to be held in the country.
