Public finances, immigration, social dialogue … The President (LR) of the Senate Gérard Larcher calls on Emmanuel Macron not to be “the president of political impotence”, insisting on “the requirement of results” in an interview with Le Parisien published on Saturday. A few days after having phosphorated for twelve hours in the company of party leaders, at the invitation of President Macron, Gérard Larcher warns: “be careful that once again these lead to nothing”. “Now there is a requirement for results,” he argues.
The President of the Senate, candidate for his succession at the end of the senatorial elections in September, places particular emphasis on immigration, while the executive is struggling to deliver the promised bill. A text on which the right in Parliament should be the pivot: however, the Republicans are calling for a broad constitutional reform in this area which would make it possible in particular to organize a referendum on migration policy, would call into question the primacy of European law or would enshrine the principle of assimilation in the Basic Law. “Without constitutional reform, there will be no real migration policy and therefore no successful integration policy. And we open the door to the far right if we still mislead the French on this subject,” warns Gérard Larcher. And if Emmanuel Macron “bury” the option of a referendum, “he will bear the consequences”, still threatens the elected official of Yvelines.
While the government is putting the final touches to its budget and will present its public finance programming law in September, Gérard Larcher calls for “saving money”, which “requires a little political courage”. “Emmanuel Macron must not be the president of political impotence again,” he argues, still raising the specter of a motion of censure in the Assembly tabled by his party and which could overthrow the government.
Gérard Larcher also shows himself in expectation on the announcement of an upcoming social conference, which must notably target low wages. “Is this a new pretense or the start of a new social dialogue? If it’s just posturing, we’ll all pay dearly collectively,” he said. As for the internal affairs of his party, Gérard Larcher displays his skepticism in the face of the line advocated by former President Nicolas Sarkozy who calls on the right to rally widely, from Emmanuel Macron to Eric Zemmour. “Political life needs clarity, there are impossible big gaps,” he said.