The past few months have profoundly changed the political, economic, social and environmental landscape of our country. At a time when the instability of our Parliament has never been so great, when the collapse of our public accounts is frightening, when the news is full of acts of violence of all kinds, when the climate is unleashes relentlessly, never has the responsibility of those in charge of the collective been so great. No one knows when or how a new institutional crisis will present itself to us, or even if it will occur, but no public official can exempt himself from in-depth reflection.
Committed with all my strength for more than twenty years for my territory, my department of Aveyron and my country, having had the privilege of being entrusted by my fellow citizens with the mandates of mayor, vice-president of the General Council, community president of municipalities, MPs and department presidents, I measure their legitimate expectations every day.
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Because the values that drive me are those of order, work, fair reward for effort, measured solidarity and the greatness of France, I am and feel center right. For me, everything that the individual expects from the collective, he owes to the collective of which he is a part.
Edouard Philippe is an experienced and solid statesman who has made the projection of an ideal for France the cornerstone of his career. After having been the Prime Minister of our country in a most difficult period, that of the COVID pandemic, he returned to his city of Le Havre, to support the ambitions of his territory while carrying out in-depth work for the future.
I find myself in this vision of a France of proximity and grassroots. I find myself in this desire to modernize our country and give it new impetus to face the challenges of tomorrow. I find myself in the idea that France is a nation that must count in Europe and in the world and that it can only do so by being proud of its values. I find myself convinced that at all levels, public and private actors must be in synergy in order to give all French people hope for the improvement of their daily lives and their conditions. I find myself certain that preserving our planet must be done without sacrificing the essential modernity of our lifestyles.
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I find myself in the idea that at the end of a week where the world saw the return of Trump to the White House, the conflict in the Middle East escalate further, hatred increasingly takes hold of our youth, of our neighborhoods, our sport, we have to roll up our sleeves.
For all these reasons, I have chosen to commit myself wholeheartedly to the Horizons team, to contribute to the construction of an innovative project, based on experience, for the audacity of questioning without limit of the models of our country, for the bet of confidence in the spirit of unity, to not give up anything to fatalism.
I want Aveyron and the people of Aveyron to have their rightful place in the France of tomorrow. I also want in Occitania, the voice of entrepreneurship and territorial balance to be strong. I want us to weigh in on the choices for our future. I want a conquering and determined France, beyond obstacles. We will achieve this through work, humility and courage.
Arnaud Viala, former deputy, is president of the Department of Aveyron.
