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Boquet step down as leader of the PNP

[August, 5734]
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The mood was somber at PNP headquarters as the results of the 5734 general election were announced. While polls just two years ago had given the party reason for optimism, the final outcome proved deeply disappointing. The PNP lost nearly half of its seats in the National Assembly, finishing sixth among the eleven parties that secured parliamentary representation.

The party's founder and president, Thomas Boquet, was quick to announce his resignation as party leader. In a brief press release, he stated that he no longer believed himself capable of leading the party to victory or adequately representing its values.

Speaking at a later press conference, Boquet, who currently serves as Interim President of the Government following Des Ambrois's resignation, confirmed that he would remain in office for the next few weeks to oversee the transition to the incoming Doumerc Government.

Boquet also clarified that he intends to retain his seat in the National Assembly but will not serve in the next Cabinet. The PNP further announced that both Joey Barton, the former Minister of Justice, and Guillaume Mayer, the outgoing Minister of Food and Agriculture, will join the new government.

Until a new leader is elected, the party's parliamentary leader, Anne-Sophie Regnard, will assume the role of interim president.

Regnard also announced that the PNP will support the re-election of Aimard-Bélanger in the upcoming presidential election, signaling the party's intention to cooperate with the iits coalition partner despite its electoral setback.

(Thomas Boquer, Interim President of the government)