Asked about the refusal of Xavier Bertrand to enter the government who said he was ousted under pressure from Marine Le Pen, François Bayrou assured: ” It is not true that any influence whatsoever was exerted on me. I have already seen newspapers write that Madame Le Pen had called me on the phone. This is not true. ” he said.
I have already seen newspapers write that Madame Le Pen had called me on the phone. This is not true.
François Bayrou, French Prime Minister
François Bayrou continued by distancing himself from Xavier Bertrand's approach to justice.
” Xavier Bertrand told me: I only want justice. I didn't recognize myself in his views “, he continued. ” Xavier Bertrand proposed an approach that I found violent. His approach to the Department of Justice was not mine. “
“The Ministry of Justice is a ministry of pacification” et “of fairness“, added François Bayrou.
The Prime Minister explained his choice to appoint Gérald Darmanin to the post of Keeper of the Seals and his respect for the separation of powers. L'former Minister of the Interior, now Minister of Justice, had in fact criticized the requisitions requesting a sentence of ineligibility for Marine Le Pen in the trial of the FN parliamentary assistants. ” A minister of justice is absolutely incapable of having a decision taken by a magistrate “, put the Prime Minister into perspective. ” It's better to be careful “, however recognized François Bayrou.
François Bayrou also added: “There are millions and millions of French people who think that we are an insecure country.“, Who “whatever their political opinions, left and right combined, feel that they are not being protected“, said the Prime Minister.
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