POLITICS – Throw him out the door, he comes back through the window. His name seemed to be definitively ruled out of the race for Matignon, competing with newcomers like Michel Barnier, but Bernard Cazeneuve is not admitting to being knocked out so easily. On a trip to Aix-en-Provence this Thursday, September 5, the former minister of François Hollande reaffirmed his position: “I have said many times that I am not asking for anything, but I am ready to assume my responsibilities if I am entrusted with them.”. These are anything but trivial remarks, given that he was received at the beginning of the week at the Élysée and spoke for over an hour with the President of the Republic to discuss the future government.
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Bernard Cazeneuve reiterated his desire to demonstrate “lucidity in the face of the expectations of the French” and of “responsibility for the need to find compromises”. A pre-speech on general policy, the most mocking will mock. Because the former mayor of Cherbourg has outlined the first projects he would tackle if he were appointed Prime Minister. “It seems to me necessary and urgent to act on pensions, purchasing power, public services. The republican order must be constantly reaffirmed and an ecological transition without degrowth defended”he explained.
While denying being maximalist on the repeal of the pension reform, a totem of the left and a position ardently defended by the New Popular Front. “The government will have to find compromises to ensure that there is justice on the pension issue”was the one who claims not to have had to answer “in contact with the President since the interview.” “I am not expecting anything other than a solution for the country”he adds.
This unexpected and sudden speech, while the announcement of the future tenant of Matignon seems imminent, is as much intended for Emmanuel Macron, as for his former political party, the Socialist Party. As for the argument of stability invoked by the Élysée, Bernard Cazeneuve does not believe it: “The best way to ensure that a government can last is to appoint a Prime Minister and let him work.”. The message got through.
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