The day after the rout of the Ensemble coalition in the first round of the legislative elections, Yaël Braun-Pivet was the guest on the BFM TV morning show. The President of the National Assembly defended Renaissance’s campaign for the second round in a heated exchange with Apolline de Malherbe.
Yaël Braun-Pivet stung by Apolline de Malherbe
The journalist did not mince her words on Monday, July 1st.You are the outgoing president of the National Assembly. Is Macronism over?throws at him Apolline de Malherbe. “Listen, do I look finished? the former socialist retorts. I am in a good position to be re-elected in my constituency, so there are a lot of us leading the fight today. We are the day after a first round, there is a second round, as long as the elections are not over, we cannot prejudge the result.”
Asked about her position on the good results of the National Rally, Yaël Braun-Pivet got annoyed when her interlocutor insisted: “The National Rally will not solve any problems. And to solve the problems, we must build a large coalition ranging from the LR to the ecologists and communists. Doesn’t that suit you? Well, that’s my position and allow me to assume it.”
When Apolline de Malherbe interrupts the interview
A tense exchange, so much so that the journalist wanted to interrupt the interview halfway through, pointing out the lack of “cooperation” from the Yvelines MP. “I suggest we stop there because you are very defensive and it is very difficult, therefore, to question you. I am very surprised, I understand that this morning, it is complicated and difficult but if we cannot question you on the territories for example…”she threw at him.
Yaël Braun-Pivet counter attack. “In fact, it is my answers that do not suit you and that is very problematic”she estimated. As a reminder, the second round will be held next Sunday, July 7.
