François Bayrou says he will be “a prime minister of full exercise and complementarity” with Macron

François Bayrou will be “a Prime Minister of full exercise and complementarity” with Emmanuel Macron, explained the new head of government to La Tribune Sunday . “The relationship with the president is first and foremost a personal relationship. He is a man whose audacity and courage people may not realize. There is nothing simpler for me than working with him.”explains the new head of government.

“I will be a prime minister of full exercise and complementarity. Those who want to write the story of a clash between the Élysée and Matignon will be denied”continues François Bayrou. The president of MoDem was appointed Friday in Matignon after a morning of hesitation. The head of state had first notified his oldest ally of his intention to appoint Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu to Matignon, before appointing François Bayrou a few hours later.

“You are President of the Republic, you have to choose a Prime Minister in particularly difficult times; It’s normal that you take the time to consider all the options and their consequences”explains the new prime minister. “I have never known a president who agreed to tie his hands. The presidential office is a function that calls for freedom.insists François Bayrou, ally of Emmanuel Macron since 2017.

The head of government intends to propose to the president a government composed of experienced personalities. “We must invent an authority that the French understand, in which they recognize themselves and where they know that they will have their place”he explains. In Matignon, “we must never forget that we are passing through. Even if it could last…”still declares François Bayrou. The Prime Minister is due to meet this weekend with the heads of parliamentary groups, whom he will then receive at the start of the week in Matignon.