MoDem expressed cautious optimism in the face of Michel Barnier

2024-09-13 07:07:00

MoDem president, François Bayrou, at the Elysée, in Paris, August 23, 2024. JULIEN MUGUET FOR “THE WORLD”

In the ranks of the Democratic Movement (MoDem), roles are carefully defined. It is up to François Bayrou to show his confidence in Michel Barnier. It is for his representatives and his ministers to maintain the appearance of pressure on the new leader of the government. The day after the visit of the latter, Wednesday September 11, to the parliamentary days of the party, in Cély-en-Bière (Seine-et-Marne), the President of MoDem said during a short press conference to present all the items good that he thought of the new tenant of Matignon. “This gives a feeling that we will be able to work together and that the climate will be healthy and conducive,” said the High Commissioner for Planning, who said that he had “Proofs” after his exchange with the Prime Minister.

And not the least, since two men will have “see the ways” on the thorny subject of public finances. “With new contributions”stressed the Mayor of Pau, while his party has defended, since the beginning of its partnership with Emmanuel Macron, the establishment of a tax on financial transactions and superdividends.

Mr. Bayrou also confirmed it« [ils] will be able to work on the social problems of the country” or even on the topic of “regional democracy”. “It also means that the doors are open a lot more than before. And it’s fun”he summed up, he clearly regretted that the same doors were closed with those who preceded Mr. Barnier, although they came from the outgoing majority of the MoDem.

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But one question torments Béarnais troops: how can they participate in Barnier’s government without knowing his plan? “We will not go under any circumstances,” confirmed the deputy for Nièvre, Perrine Goulet, for whom “Right wing politics” it will be a “red line”. After these questions, the attention of the minister. For MoDem parliamentarians, there is no question that the Liberal Democrats (LR) will monopolize the royal portfolio.

“The Republicans will not have a majority, they have 46 seats [47 en réalité]. No one will think that they only preside over important situations. This is not the logic of things,” warned Marc Fesneau, President of the MoDem group in the National Assembly, who said it “right which sometimes, for some of them, expresses a feeling of dominance.”