The senator from Orne Olivier Bitz has changed parliamentary group. The former sub-prefect of Mortagne-au-Perche, elected to the Senate on September 24, 2023, left the Rally of Democrats, Progressives and Independents group (formerly LREM), to join the centrist Union.
“I’m changing groups but not beliefs”
This formation, associated with the Republicans of President Gérard Larcher, constitutes the senatorial majority. The Ornais elected official, declared support of Édouard Philippe, candidate for the 2027 presidential election, is not changing sides however. “I’m changing groups but not beliefs. My objective is quite simply to gain in efficiency by joining a group of sixty senators, who therefore weigh more in terms of number, but also in terms of influence, thanks to the majority. »
“It is also a way of defending the interests of our territory”
The parliamentarian also joins the other senator from Orne: “It is also a way of best defending the interests of our territory. » Olivier Bitz, as part of his duties as rapporteur for the “immigration, asylum and integration” and “information on international agreements concluded by France on migration matters”, must go to Calais this week to take stock of the situation of migrants.
He was also in the news, Thursday November 14, 2024, since he spoke for the centrist Union in the debate on the proposed law relating to abusive telephone canvassing. “A real scourge that affects all our fellow citizens. »
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