As part of a new round of consultations, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen spoke by telephone on the evening of Tuesday, September 3.
A telephone conversation between two political rivals. As BFMTV learned from concordant sources, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen spoke by telephone on Tuesday, September 3, during a new round of consultations with a view to appointing a Prime Minister. They had not had direct contact since their meeting at the Élysée on August 26.
An interview among others, the President of the Republic wishing to “test the hypotheses of Xavier Bertrand and Bernard Cazeneuve” with the different political forces, including the National Rally.
Immediate censorship of Cazeneuve or Bertrand
During this exchange, Emmanuel Macron asked Marine Le Pen which profiles the RN would immediately censor. The head of state spoke to her about Xavier Bertrand and Bernard Cazeneuve, but not about Thierry Beaudet, who had already been dismissed.
Marine Le Pen reminded the head of state that the RN would immediately censor Bernard Cazeneuve and Xavier Bertrand, the two names still in the running to occupy Matignon.
A statement by Xavier Bertrand seems to have particularly angered the leadership of the far-right party, when he said he had “broken the jaws of the RN”.
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According to her entourage, Marine Le Pen reminded the head of state of her conditions for no a priori censorship of her camp: a Prime Minister respectful of the elected representatives and voters of the RN, the construction of a vote based on proportional representation and a commitment to work on immigration, security and purchasing power.
Despite this exchange with Emmanuel Macron, the National Rally does not seem any more enlightened about what will happen next. Marine Le Pen’s entourage says that “nothing reveals what (Emmanuel Macron) intends to do. He can pull someone out of his hat”. “We have the impression that the debate is the same as 10 days ago and that nothing has changed”. However, the head of state suggested to the far-right leader that the nomination would be set this Wednesday.
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