2024-09-13 21:23:35
Michel Barnier’s first eight days in Matignon
Thursday September 5, at noon
Michel Barnier, 73, former European commissioner and member of the Republican Party, is appointed Prime Ministerafter a government holiday of more than fifty days.
Friday 6 September
THE consultation start: Gabriel Attal, Jean Castex, Gérard Larcher, Laurent Wauquiez and Bruno Retailleau are accepted. Then at the end of the afternoon, the youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic, Gabriel Attal, and the eldest, Michel Barnier, continued to transfer of energy. Second promises “changes and ruptures”.
Saturday 7 September
First trip, at Necker hospital (Paris, 15th arrondissement). “hearing” caregivers, it increases the health of one of the “important things” of his government. It also echoes the words of Jordan Bardella, President of the National Rally (RN), who raised it “under surveillance” of the far-right party. “I am under the surveillance of the French public”he retorts. He continued to consult with Matignon: his predecessor, Elisabeth Borne, and the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet.
The revelation is the call of La France insoumise to oppose his appointment brought together 110,000 demonstrators in the country, according to the authorities, 300,000, according to the producers of transportation.
Sunday 8 September
Logically, the new prime minister did so front page of Sunday weeks. In an interview with Sunday newspaperMichel Barnier heard “raise the meeting line, each for all, together for France”. Inside La Tribune Sunday, the head of government promised a “a culture of power struggle, where everyone hides their identity”.
At Matignon, he continued his discussions. He met Horizons agentsincluding former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. 200 kilometers away, Marine Le Pen, in her stronghold of Hénin-Beaumont (Pas-de-Calais), wrote a statement according to which Emmanuel Macron will have called on Thursday to ensure the last period of the absence of automatic censorship of the RN against Michel Barnier.
Monday 9 September
In Matignon, representatives of the group of Libertés, independents, overseas and regional representatives (LIOT) exchange with Michel Barnier, who returned from lunch with Emmanuel Macron. “We are not looking to participate or give names to a government”said Stéphane Lenormand, president of the group, after the meeting.
Mr. Barnier denied considering creating it special ministry dedicated to immigrationwhile Franceinfo wrote during the day that “Current Show” the head of government is in charge.
Tuesday 10 September
Marc Fesneau, Stéphane Séjourné etc Hervé Marseille is received in Matignon in the morning. Michel Barnier is also preparing the state budget that should be finalized in the coming days, by having lunch with the outgoing Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, and the Minister of Public Accounts, Thomas Cazenave, also resigned.
At the end of the day, you met the Representatives of the Association tú la République Asoju for the first time. “I need you and the President of the Republic needs you”he spoke to them. But “This is a new government not a reshuffle”he said.
Wednesday 11 September
Michel Barnier made them appointment of the government to “next week”, making information to do “Things are on the way, seriously”since his arrival in Matignon. He also visited the parliamentHorizonsgroup of Edouard Philippe, in Reims, and those of Modem.
Thursday September 12
Michel Barnier promised government “balanced, typical, very” in which “Everyone will have their place”on his Savoyard lands where he met, a few hours later, the legislators of Les Républicains. He said he was “no storage spaces” to the President of the Republic, but “shared settlements”.
Laurent Wauquiez, head of the LR delegation, requested the application of a “Right wing politics”along with “More security” etc “Reduced immigration” to the Prime Minister, he promised him “obvious support” of all the parliamentarians of his party.
Friday 13 September
Michel Barnier’s tour of the political parties is officially over. A season for open ministers may open during the weekend.
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