Government spokesperson claims that "Macronism will soon come to an end": Macronists are outraged

Government spokesperson Sophie Primas , a member of the Republicans (LR), said on Tuesday that "Macronism will probably come to an end in the coming months," provoking outrage from several Macronist MPs and members of the government who deemed this statement "unacceptable."

"The question is not to be opposed to Macronism, Macronism will probably find an end in the coming months, with the end of President (Emmanuel) Macron's second five-year term," Sophie Primas declared on Europe1/Cnews in response to a question about the uncomfortable position of the new LR president Bruno Retailleau within the government.

"The question is how we rebuild the future," she said, recalling "the particular political situation we face today, without an absolute majority in the National Assembly, in a situation of quasi-coalition of the central bloc."

"Certainly not, not now, not in a few months, not in two years," reacted Minister for Gender Equality Aurore Bergé, a loyal supporter of Emmanuel Macron since 2017. On X, she pointed out that it was the president who appointed the government to which Sophie Primas belongs.

The Renaissance party denounced on the same social network the comments, which were "uncalled for, especially when one is appointed a minister by the President of the Republic." However, it said it took note of Sophie Primas's explanations, who assured Gabriel Attal, the party leader, that it was "a mistake."

No excuse for the president of the Paca region, Renaud Muselier , who called on anonymous sources for the resignation of Sophie Primas: "She thinks what she wants on a personal level, but she has just committed a serious political error. She cannot remain in her position!"

A Macronist official told several media outlets that the government spokesperson had "called all the MPs to say that that was not what she meant." "She told me, 'I was speaking as a spokesperson for the right,' but I told her, 'You are the government spokesperson,'" he said.

"If we're no longer aligned, we have to leave. When you say that, you weaken the government," stressed one minister, outraged by the comments.

"Mr. Prime Minister @bayrou, we will have to remind certain ministers that they are members of a coalition and... appointed by the President of the Republic," former minister Stéphane Travert also reacted on X, as did Renaissance MP Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade, who urged the Prime Minister to "rectify" some "unacceptable" remarks.

The Republicans "want an end to Macronism, but owe their government seat to @EmmanuelMacron. Nothing is stopping them from leaving if they no longer identify with it..." insisted former minister Marie Lebec.

And Paris MP David Amiel (Renaissance) joked about "a party that achieved less than 10% of the vote in the last six national elections" and therefore cannot "afford to look down on a President of the Republic elected and re-elected by the French people."