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Minister Mayer become President of the PNP and express doubt over current coalition government

[Marc, 5737]
@LeRildanorien
As new elections rapidly approach, the PNP congress has officially elected its new party president, Guillaume Mayer, the current Minister of Public Health.

Mayer is one of the longest-serving ministers in the current governing coalition, having served in all three of the past government cabinets. He first rose to national prominence in 5730 when he ran for president, receiving just over 20% of the vote. Since then, he has held the positions of Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Rural Affairs and Agriculture, and now Minister of Public Health.

Shortly after his election as party president, Mayer was quick to express doubts about the current governing coalition, despite having served as one of its senior ministers.

"We have been in power for six years. In the last election, we barely held onto our majority, and recent polling has been disappointing for the coalition as a whole. The people of Rildanor are clearly dissatisfied with the way things are being run, and we need to engage in serious reflection within the PNP about how we can address this situation."

Mayer also voiced concerns over what he described as the coalition's lack of ideological cohesion.

"The current coalition has voted together on legislation less than 25% of the time. It's obvious within the cabinet that we have significant differences that hinder meaningful progress. As a coalition, we have yet to pass a major piece of legislation that truly advances Rildanor, even though each party continues to pass bills independently."

It is worth noting that the PNP has voted with its coalition partners less frequently than any other party in the governing alliance. When asked whether he would support renewing the coalition after the election, Mayer remained noncommittal.
"If we are to remain with the same partners, or even some of them, we will need to negotiate a very different coalition agreement. Otherwise, we risk repeating the same mistakes."

Mayer also announced during the congress that Héloïse Maret, currently a member of the National Assembly, would become the party's new Vice-President.