Satisfaction in the presidential camp, critical reaction to the National Rally, virulent criticism from La France insoumise, opinions shared among the socialists and the Republicans.
François Bayrou's general policy speech to the deputies was immediately completed, while at the same time the Minister of Education and number 2 in the government, Élisabeth Borne, read it before the senators, and the parliamentarians were already competing with each other with comments. Particularly among the elected officials of Occitanie.
“Nothing significant changed on the budget”
The most virulent reaction came from the ranks of the La France insoumise group, through the voice of the deputy for Hérault, Nathalie Oziol, who shouted: “The Prime Ministers come one after the other, but the road map remains the same: Emmanuel Macron's neo-liberal policy is being continued. For example, nothing significant has been changed in the budget. Nothing not more on the contributions of the richest. The pompom remains the flash mission on pensions.
“It remained empty!”
And Montpellier to ensure: “We will table and vote on a motion of censure on Thursday”.
What the National Rally will not do, as Hérault deputy Aurélien Lopez-Liguori told us: “Censorship? We reserve the possibility of doing it at the time of the budget, in relation to the red lines that we have drawn. Otherwise, from this speech, we did not expect much, and it remained empty”.
“Lack of real proposals”
And the Sétois deplores “the absence of a real proposal. There has been a lot of talk about future reflection, conclave, etc., but nothing else. There is a lack of action. To see what will really be proposed, we will wait for the budget.”
Senator Les Républicains du Gard, Laurent Burgoa, noted: “A lot of words, but without resolving the ills of our fellow citizens. On pensions, as on many subjects, we create a commission, a committee… But, very often, that doesn't lead to much. Consulting too much, I I'm afraid that we'll be left with no decision.”
“A little winded…”
And the Nîmes to pick up signals “positive for local communities”. While saying he was relieved that there was no “neither suspension nor repeal of the pension reform”.
The socialist senator from Hérault Hussein Bourgi told us he had heard “a somewhat sluggish discourse on the method, a balancing act. And for good reason: without a majority, he must give assurances to one and the other to avoid censorship. He skimmed over the substantive issues by posing a diagnosis, and only outlining the answers” he noted.
“We censor actions”
And on the subject of the motion of censure, the Montpellier resident, judged “that we do not vote on a motion of censure on a declaration of general policy. If we censure, it is on actions.”
On the other hand, in the presidential camp, the deputy for Aveyron Stéphane Mazars appreciated “a very dense, unifying and ecumenical speech. Everyone can relate to it. What also speaks to me is his desire to support local communities. He comes from a very decentralizing political family on many subjects , it’s interesting for our territories.”
