The leader of the LR group in the Assembly did not close the door to his camp's participation in the future government.
Published on 21/12/2024 21:55
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The president of the LR deputies, Laurent Wauquiez, told the deputies of his party on the evening of Saturday, December 21, that they had refused to enter the government, and is still waiting for guarantees from François Bayrou for his party's participation in the government. , Franceinfo learned from those around Laurent Wauquiez.
With the deputies of his group on Saturday evening, Laurent Wauquiez spoke about his personal case and explained that he “declined” a proposal for entry into government from François Bayrou. “The only possible configuration for me was Bercy with a clear roadmap, in particular no tax increasesaid Laurent Wauquiez to LR deputies. There is no such roadmap. He offered me something else, I declined.”
On the other hand, the boss of the LR deputies did not close the door to his camp's participation in the future government. “On agriculture, overall the roadmap is common. On the sovereign, Bruno Retailleau considers that he has the guarantees. On the other hand, on work and on budget and taxation, it is not sufficiently clear”he said, explaining that he had asked “a letter with details”which he hopes to obtain on Sunday morning.
“For three weeks the course has been the same for me: to put pressure on to remove vagueness and ambiguities. The objective is to move forward to allow participation”he finished, also considering that he had indicated this Saturday to François Bayrou that “proportionality is not the priority of the French”.
