The Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, continues his consultations; Marine Le Pen denied that she had arranged an appointment with Emmanuel Macron

2024-09-08 18:36:28

“I will support Michel Barnier”, assured François Bayrou

Guest of the show “Le Grand Jury” (RTL – Le Figaro – General Senate), Sunday, François Bayrou calculated that, “under current conditions”the appointment of Michel Barnier to Matignon was “good choice”. The new head of government is guaranteed, according to the MoDem president, that“no angry weather”. Michel Barnier, who benefits from a “A picture of peace in Brussels”, “will make it possible to expand the most”François Bayrou said. “The hour calls for experience and calmness”and Michel Barnier “Meet these two questions”according to the Mayor of Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), who emphasized: “I will support Barnier. »

He also confirmed that the presence of MoDem ministers within the new government seems to him “obviously”in fact: “I will not be a minister. » Michel Barnier will have to compose “Balanced Government”also refers to François Bayrou, with people from the left, center and right. Another question: of renewal. “We need to feel a new way of governing, and that includes faces that were not there in the previous government.”he said.

Will the next government have to include National Rally (RN) ministers? This is not “not possible or desirable”decided the boss of the MoDem, to the extent of the current political space “rest on a great central place” no pain no gain “sizes”. However, “I am not in favor of considering the RN as a permanent threat, or that the government is under the watchful eye of the RN”he insisted.

Asked on Sunday on BFM-TV, deputy RN (Somme) Jean-Philippe Tanguy confirmed: “Obviously, we will not participate in the government of Mr. Barnier. » “We will always be a force for proposals, but we will never be a force for agreement”he explained.