CHRONICLE – Little sentences and behind the scenes of the political week, by Carl Meeus.
At the Élysée as at Matignon, few believed that Marine Le Pen would go as far as the motion of censure against the government of Michel Barnier. Discussions with the advisors of the two houses led to the same conclusion, summarized by this advisor to Emmanuel Macron: “Rationally, the National Rally has no interest in opening a political crisis. » A minister said nothing else the previous week: “The RN leaders do not want to be the architects of disorder. » The argument of chaos in the event of a vote of a motion of censure against the Social Security budget or against the finance law was brandished by all the leaders of the government base to frighten the voters whom Marine Le Pen needs to access in power. The executive's reasoning was simple: “She cannot alienate an electorate that she needs and that supports Michel Barnier. »
The blindness of executive leaders will remain…
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