On RMC-BFMTV, this Wednesday, the resigning Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau sets his conditions for remaining in government.
Will Bruno Retailleau remain Minister of the Interior? After the vote on the motion of censure against Michel Barnier, his status is that of a “resigned” minister, like all the members of the former government. François Bayrou, the new Prime Minister, is in the process of putting together his government team. Bruno Retailleau could stay, but he sets very clear conditions.
“As I speak to you, I do not know and it does not depend on me, he explains this Wednesday on RMC-BFMTV. I joined the government with Michel Barnier to prevent France from chaos in a crisis situation and to block the way for the left and the far left. I will only be able to stay in government if I am able to pursue the policy that the majority of French people want, that is to say, to pursue the policy that the majority of French people want. restore authority, firmness, public order, both in the streets and at our borders.”
Face to Face: Bruno Retailleau – 18/12
Bruno Retailleau: “I am not sectarian but I am not a mercenary”
Relaunched by Apolline de Malherbe on his wish to remain in government, Bruno Retailleau acquiesces, while again posing a condition: “I wish it if I have the means, because I have started work and I wish to carry it out good.” The resigning Minister of the Interior repeats that he “needs very concrete measures” without being “fetishistic”.
“I am not sectarian but I am not a mercenary, he also asserts on RMC-BFMTV. I am not ready to sell my ideas at any price. We can put an end to the lack of control of migratory flows but it will be necessary to legislate.”
“I think François Bayrou knows me,” adds Bruno Retailleau. “I’ll see him after this show. I’m not fooling anyone about the merchandise.”
Beyond his personal case, Bruno Retailleau confirms that LR’s participation in the government is not a given. “I had Laurent Wauquiez, Mathieu Darnaud, Gérard Larcher… We say it with one voice: for the moment, the conditions are not met, he assures. We will try to see in the coming days if a certain number of obstacles are removed if this government moves to the left while a majority of French people are on the right, and in addition the French on the left are less to the left than their own deputies, that would be a shame.”
Laurent Picat RMC journalist
