Macron reframes Borne after his exit on the RN: elected officials castigate the “cynicism” of the president

2023-05-31 10:42:26

The reactions are raining this Wednesday after the cropping of Emmanuel Macron targeting Elisabeth Borne about the National Rally. The Head of State affirmed Tuesday in the Council of Ministers that the far right should not be fought “by moral arguments”, distinguishing himself from his Prime Minister who had recalled on Sunday that the National Rally was the “heir of Pétain”.

For the Insoumis president of the Finance Committee, Éric Coquerel, this statement from the tenant of the Elysée reflects a “trivialization of the ideas of the RN”. “Emmanuel Macron has been doing government policy for some time: he trivializes the ideas of the RN. Olivier Dussopt [ministre du Travail] had also explained that rebellious France was worse than the National Rally, “said the LFI deputy on Wednesday at the microphone of BFM-RMC.

“I can’t help but think that Emmanuel Macron has been sending signals for some time, taking up the words of Charles Maurras [écrivain d’extrême droite], by rehabilitating Pétain in a certain way. And if you decide that the RN becomes frequentable, why not an alliance with him? “, he wondered again.

“It’s a pretty incredible cynicism”

This reframing is not unanimous on the right either. The boss of LR deputies, Olivier Marleix, thus denounced the “cynicism” of the Head of State, recalling that he had been “elected and re-elected” by calling for “blocking the far right”. “Without this demonization, he would not be President of the Republic”, he judged this Wednesday, recalling that Emmanuel Macron was elected in 2017 and 2022 against Marine Le Pen in the second round with the support of voters who wanted to prevent the RN from accessing the Élysée.

“To come now that he is no longer eligible to tell us that after him finally the deluge, I find that extremely unhealthy on his part (…). It is quite incredible cynicism, ”lamented the boss of the LR deputies.

For its part, the National Rally deplored the words of Elisabeth Borne, claiming, through the voice of its president, Jordan Bardella, excuses. “When you are Prime Minister of the French Republic, you do not behave like a gang leader”, criticized this Wednesday the RN manager on RTL, speaking of “pitiful” and “extremely serious” remarks, which “manipulate the history of France to smear a political party (…) which brought together 42% of French people in the last presidential election ».