“Reread Marx”, launches Minister Olivia Grégoire under the bronca of hundreds of “rebellious” activists. Like her, several members of the government, as well as the former Minister of Justice Rachida Dati (Les Républicains) agreed to descend into the incandescent arena of LFI’s “summer amphitheatres”, Friday and Saturday in the Drôme. The displayed pledge of a desire to debate on the side of the presidential majority and a showcase for the first left-wing opposition group in the National Assembly, when 3,800 pre-registrations had been announced for its summer universities.
On Friday, a debate on the European Union opposed MEP Manon Aubry and Minister Delegate for Transport Clément Beaune. On the Republic, the exchanges between the Secretary of State in charge of the solidarity economy, Marlène Schiappa and the deputy Alexis Corbière, remained cordial, each avoiding to approach the accusations of“ambiguity about anti-Semitism” formulated by the presidential majority against the friends of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who must conclude these “summer lecture halls” this Sunday with a speech.
A “Tax the rich” t-shirt for Rachida Dati
In front of the few partisan songs, Alexis Corbière addressed the room: “You have in Marlène Schiappa an activist and a courageous woman who will not be impressed by this. » “It’s very nice to stand up for me, but you’re here and I’m here too, I’m afraid of nothing, of no one”replied the minister.
Long-awaited, the former Keeper of the Seals Rachida Dati, a figure of Sarkozia renowned for her outspokenness, filled the hall at the Palais des Congrès in Châtauneuf-sur-Isère. During her stroll among the stands, the right-wing swordswoman was offered a “Tax the rich” t-shirt by MEP Manon Aubry. His debate with the deputy La France insoumise du Nord Ugo Bernalicis on justice gave rise to even more electric exchanges, the two protagonists answering tit for tat.
“We never stopped increasing the scale of penalties under the Fifth Republic”regretted the LFI deputy from the North, “while it has never been correlated with the decline in delinquency”. “But I have never been in favor of increasing the quantum of penalties”exclaimed Rachida Dati. “You are going to make me miss the Council of Paris”animated by his battles against Anne Hidalgo, added the former candidate for mayor of the capital in the face of boos.
Ugo Bernalicis asked for the number of magistrates to be doubled for optimal access to justice. “For you, you have to access the judge all the time” ?, asked, astonished, Mme Date. Debate “started well, Ugo”she amused.
A burst of boos per minute for Olivia Grégoire
A debate was even more explosive. Saturday morning, the fiercest opponent of the Minister Delegate for SMEs, Olivia Grégoire, will not have been the deputy Adrien Quatennens but the room, with an average of a salvo of boos per minute. “How do you explain the reaction of your supporters? »launches, falsely candid, the moderator of the debate to Adrien Quatennens. “They are well trained, that’s all”retorts the right arm of Jean-Luc Mélenchon with a carnivorous smile.
Olivia Grégoire did not settle her case with the activists, remarking mischievously: “What interests me is not so much training in political ideology but the reality of the facts…” “We are the country which, in Europe, has by far the lowest inflation, 6% against an average of 9… Chance does not exist, it is the result of a policy”she pleaded in front of a public more than skeptical.
Beyond the spectacle, a substantive debate took place on the policy of supply practiced by the government, to which LFI opposes a policy of demand based on an increase in the minimum wage, price freezes and tax. on “superprofits”. Olivia Grégoire delights in lecturing the “rebellious” on one of their ideological figures: “Read Marx again! He says the best way to raise wages is to create jobs. »
” She is huge ! »exclaims an activist, half dismayed half admiring. “Raise wages! »shouts another. “Not all the ministers would have agreed to come, you need a certain panache”greeted Adrien Quatennens.