Le Pen accuses Macron of preparing 'coup d'état' after series of last-minute appointments

(ZEROHEDGE) – French President Emmanuel Macron's office issued a statement Wednesday urging "cool-headedness" and "moderation" aimed at the National Rally (RN) party and its supporters, after Marine Le Pen on Tuesday charged that Macron is leading an "administrative coup d'état" to make last-minute appointments, in order to throw up roadblocks should Jordan Bardella assume office as prime minister.

"It's a form of administrative coup d'état," denounced Le Pen, who described that Macron is seeking to "counter the vote of the electors, the result of the elections, by appointing people to [him], so that they prevent, within the State, from being able to lead the policy that the French want."

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"For people who give lessons in democracy to the whole world, it's still surprising to act in this way," she continued. "In these cases, it shouldn't have been dissolved."

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