François Bayrou received by Emmanuel Macron this morning at the Élysée

Jean-Yves Le Drian affirmed Thursday evening that he had “refused” the post of Prime Minister to the Breton newspaper La Penthièvre.

“It was offered to me. But I refused. In two and a half years, I will be 80 years old, it would not be serious,” declared the former Minister of Foreign Affairs while giving a conference in Saint-Brieuc (Côtes d’Armor).

According to information from BFMTV, Jean-Yves Le Drian himself told the head of state that he did not think he was the right candidate, analyzing that he cannot broaden the common base for his former members. socialist friends.