The ex-minister would have prevented the holding of a parliamentary commission on the subject of dysfunctions in private nurseries, requested by the journalist Victor Castanet.
Since the release of Victor Castanet’s book, Les Ogres, two weeks ago, the former minister responsible for Equality between women and men has announced on FranceinfoTuesday October 1, having filed a complaint “for defamation”.
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In his shocking book, journalist Victor Castanet accuses the former member of the government of collusion with the nursery lobby. “Several elements of the investigation tend to demonstrate that, contrary to what Ms. Bergé had affirmed under oath, during her hearing, she would have maintained close exchanges with the nursery lobby private for profit, goinguntil concluding a pact guaranteeing the interests of the government and large companies in the sector“, it is written.
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“It’s rumor, defamation”
Accusations that the main person concerned has always denied, ensuring “have done his job”particularly after having passed an amendment for “strengthen control in reception establishments” et “asked the prefects for the greatest firmness in the event of failure and breach” in nurseries. “I changed the law so that large groups are controlled,” underlined the former minister, “the rest is rumor and defamation.” “I didn’t lie!”defended Aurore Bergé.
Since the scandal, the Ecologist and Social group has asked the office of the National Assembly to initiate a procedure for perjury against him.
Louis Boyard, LFI deputy and rapporteur for the family branch within the social security finance bill (PLFSSS) 2025, stressed that he counted “use all the powers at his disposal to conduct the investigation and that he wished tocarry out hearings against people cited in the book“, including Aurore Bergé.
