Remote exchanges between the Prime Minister and Marine Le Pen. While a threat of censorship hangs over his government, Michel Barnier affirmed, Friday, November 29, that he was not “in the state of mind” of an ultimatum like that posed by the National Rally, which demands new concessions before Monday on the budget. “We are in a state of mind of respect and dialogue,” assured Michel Barnier on the sidelines of a trip to the industry in Limoges. Follow our live stream.
Tension at its peak in the National Assembly. A violent altercation broke out on Thursday, November 29, between LFI deputy Antoine Léaument and MoDem deputy Nicolas Turquois. “This debate can be lively, the disagreements can be deep, but any form of violence is unjustifiable and intolerable”said the President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet, Friday, November 29, in a press release.
Marine Le Pen’s warning. “Michel Barnier’s latest announcements are not financed by structural savings. (…) As it stands, Mr. Barnier’s budget will precipitate the financial crisis”writes the president of the RN group to the National Assembly on the social network “aggravate an already abysmal deficit”lamented Marine Le Pen.
Could the RN not censor the government? “Everything is possible in life”replied Sébastien Chenu, vice-president of the RN, on franceinfo. But at this stage, according to the far-right MP, the elected representatives of the National Rally will vote to bring down the government of Michel Barnier. “It doesn’t go far enough”he estimated, describing these concessions as “bricolage”. The party led by Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen still threatens to overthrow the government if it does not respond to its others by Monday “red lines”.
Maud Brégeon defends Michel Barnier’s concessions. The government spokesperson recalled on France 2 that the far-right party was not the only one to ask the government to review the copy. “We hear the 577 deputies and through them the 67 million French people”she assured. The decision not to increase the electricity tax is “a measure for the purchasing power of the French”a subject which “is not the preserve of Marine Le Pen”she replied.
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