Ségolène Royal criticizes Bernard Cazeneuve’s “rigid thinking”

In the uncertainty surrounding the appointment of a new prime minister, one certainty seems to be emerging: Ségolène Royal will continue her campaign for Matignon until the end. Invited this Sunday to the “Grand Jury-RTL-Le Figaro-M6-Public Sénat”, the finalist of the 2007 presidential election recalled her « availability » and his « experience » to succeed Gabriel Attal, stuck at the head of a resigned government for more than a month and a half. « My political life is behind me, I am not a candidate in the presidential election. I felt a duty in the face of the political situation », she argued.

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It doesn’t matter if the hypothesis of an appointment of Bernard Cazeneuve still seems to be on the cards, while the former socialist is due to meet Emmanuel Macron this Monday morning. « If the temptation is to choose a prime minister who will divide the left, it is a bad choice. »pinned Ségolène Royal, for whom the former prime minister of François Hollande would not be able to« to soothe » the country. It must be said that the rumor of a promotion of Bernard Cazeneuve very quickly provoked an outcry on the left, including in the entourage of the leader of the socialists, Olivier Faure. The Insoumis have already warned that they would censure the next government in the event of the appointment of the former Minister of the Interior.

“A rigid thought”

During her years in government with Bernard Cazeneuve, Ségolène Royal formed a clear opinion on the line of the founder of the Convention: « It’s a rigid thought, but it doesn’t have to be a rigid thought. »she torpedoed. The former Minister of the Environment notably mentioned the Sivens dam project (Tarn), mourned by the death of Rémi Fraisse, a young environmental activist, after a grenade was thrown by a police officer in 2015. « Many of us told him that the Sivens dam was not legal, that this project had to be withdrawn. But no, rigid thinking and we continue with the dam ! »she denounced, while Bernard Cazeneuve occupied Place Beauvau at the time.

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Conversely, the socialist argued a « flexible thinking » which would give her the ability to dialogue with both left and right-wing benches. An asset, according to her, which would allow her to compose a « republican union government »without revealing the cast. « I’m thinking about it. If I’m chosen, I’ll have to act quickly. »she evaded. However, her candidacy does not seem to enchant the forces of the New Popular Front (NFP) at this stage, who are still united behind Lucie Castets despite the presidential refusal. « The issue is that the interests of the country prevail over the interests of the parties. »defended the woman whose name had been put forward to head a single list on the left for the European elections. The fact remains that for the moment Ségolène Royal refuses to reveal whether contacts have been made with the Élysée since her offer of services.