Michel Barnier’s firmness on immigration matters has paved the way for him to Matignon. At 73, the man with one of the longest CVs in the Republic also has the advantage of not scaring off candidates for the 2027 presidential election.
At the start of the 2021 school year, Michel Barnier, who is in the race for the presidential primary within the Republicans, is astounding his fellow travelers in Brussels. He is then demanding a referendum on immigration, in order to allow France to no longer apply the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. He, a European Commissioner twice, for regional policies then for the internal market; he, the formidable Brexit negotiator, must then defend himself from wanting to organize a Frexit. “The issue of immigration is very serious, on the verge of causing ruptures and clashes,” he explains, also calling for a moratorium on the reception of migrants.
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Three years later, it is undoubtedly this assumed political coup, carried out in the name of French sovereignty, which allows the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicolas Sarkozy to be appointed Prime Minister, at the age of 73. With this Savoyard, who himself recognizes a form of stiffness and the need to progress in humor as in relaxation, Emmanuel Macron has found the head of government who will avoid immediate censure from the National Rally and its allies in Ciott.
No red light from the RN
When Michel Barnier’s name was announced, RN MP Marine Le Pen announced that her group would not immediately file a motion of censure against the government. “We have set a number of conditions, the first being to have a Prime Minister who is respectful of RN voters,” she explained to the press. “I think Mr. Barnier meets this criterion.” “We will judge on the evidence,” added the president of the far-right party, Jordan Bardella, on X.
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