Jordan Bardella promised it when the surprise rallying of Eric Ciotti at the National Rally in the middle of the legislative campaign. “Obviously Éric Ciotti, the president of the Republicans, will be called to important responsibilities in this government,” had confided the one who was then the favorite to become Prime Minister.
But which ministry was he talking about? The Interior, as Eric Ciotti has dreamed of for several years? Not really.
In his book “What I’m looking for”, Jordan Bardella confides that the deputy for Alpes-Maritimes would have inherited the Ministry of the Armed Forces if he had been appointed to Matignon by Emmanuel Macron.
“He accepts with enthusiasm”
“I propose to Éric Ciotti to assume the future role of Minister of the Armed Forces; he accepts with enthusiasm. This field, shared with the President of the Republic as head of the armies, is of great importance. I have known Éric for a short time , but I have confidence in him, I know he is reasonable. The credibility of the government and that of France would not have been called into question. writes Jordan Bardella in “What I’m looking for.”
An appointment to the Armed Forces would not have failed to provoke a reaction from the opposition.
In 2016, The Chained Duck recounted, with supporting documents, how Eric Ciotti, a supporter of a return to military service, managed to escape conscription with the help of François Fillon.
“I did not benefit from any privilege, no political intervention was involved in this decision”the MP denied. “My wife got pregnant. I applied for a breadwinner exemption and got it”Eric Ciotti then replied.
