Lhe consultations which opened this week in Bercy regarding the untraceable budget mark the real kick-off of the Bayrou government, whose orientation remains to be refined pending the general policy declaration of the Prime Minister on Tuesday January 14. The new tenant of Matignon has so far remained stingy with his declarations, cryptic about his intentions apart from the obligation to reduce deficits to avoid spiraling debt, a question that he approaches from a point of view « moral » as much as financial. Its other commitment is to re-examine the highly contested pension reform but without prior freezing and while respecting financial balances.
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Nothing very different from the objectives set by Michel Barnier, censored at the beginning of December 2024 by the left and the far right. By what miracle would the second succeed better than the first, when its political base has barely broadened?
Sometimes François Bayrou invokes “the cliff that approaches” by activating the dramatization card a little more than its predecessor; sometimes he relies on his lucky star, he who has never doubted his destiny. Often, he highlights the composition of his government, a collective of personalities ranging from the center left (François Rebsamen) to the right (Bruno Retailleau) whom he hopes not only will be able to embody the function to the French, but also that They will succeed, through fruitful dialogue within their own network, in loosening the grip of censorship.
The main difference between the Barnier and Bayrou governments is the criterion for recruiting its members. The Savoyard had ruled out both party leaders and overly seasoned political figures. He wanted to avoid intragovernmental tensions and maintain control over negotiations with parliamentary groups in a particularly perilous political context. The Béarnais just as shunned the leaders of the political parties. On the other hand, he did not hesitate to put together a team of strong minds, capable of embodying unity in diversity.
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