CInq days after being appointed to Matignon, Michel Barnier continues his consultations in order to form his government. The Prime Minister will meet with the leaders of the center and the right, whose support is not totally acquired, starting with the Macronist elected officials. The new tenant of Matignon is thus expected at 7 p.m., this Tuesday, September 10 in the evening, at the end of the parliamentary day of the deputies Together for the Republic (EPR, ex-Renaissance) and their fellow senators.
This meeting is a first test for Michel Barnier, who must ensure sufficient support in Parliament before the budget battle. “Nothing can be done without us,” his predecessor, Gabriel Attal, now at the head of the 97 Macronist deputies, had already warned. They will have “neither a desire to block nor unconditional support” for him.
READ ALSO Facing Michel Barnier, the (false) musclemen of MacronieHowever, positions are more diverse within the group, between the left wing and the right wing, and depending on whether or not they are eyeing a ministerial post. Leaving Bercy for the vice-presidency of the National Assembly, Roland Lescure warned: “My confidence will not be automatic” and a hardening on immigration will be a “red line”.
Others are more open, like Sylvain Maillard who believes that “the President of the Republic took his time to find the right person” and that “now we need to c […] Read more
