The Macronist majority, like all of the “political forces that define themselves as republicans”, are called upon to make “reciprocal concessions” by the former President of the National Assembly, Richard Ferrand. The former member of the Socialist Party is worried, in the columns of Figaro, this Sunday, June 18, of the risk of “democratic suicide”.
This very close to Emmanuel Macron believes that “a moment of national unity must be sought on a few objectives, each keeping its identity and putting off its future ambitions for a few years”.
A year after his re-election, Mr. Macron, who only has a relative majority in the National Assembly and must find circumstantial allies for each text, could he strike an agreement with Les Républicains, like some, in his camp, suggest to him? “All political forces that define themselves as Republicans are partners of the President of the Republic. We need collective regroupment and peaceful debates, ”replies Mr. Ferrand, himself from the Socialist Party.
“Those who bet on their sole ability to harm the action of the president and the government are scuttling themselves. This applies to Les Républicains as well as to reformists from all walks of life,” he also warns, scratching “those who imagine preparing for the future without acting in the present, in the service of the country”. “Mutual give-and-take is the price of the survival of democratic parties. Apart from this strategic choice, it is democratic suicide, ”he warns again.
Questioned on France 3 on Sunday, the boss of LR deputies, Olivier Marleix, was ironic about Mr. Ferrand’s appeal, believing that “the president has been trampling national unity for six years”. “The President of the Republic, to be sure of being re-elected, pushed the French to extremes […]. And now he says, “Faced with this chaos that I have created, come to my aid!” “, squeaked Mr. Marleix.
Politics, “it’s not a matter of grub”. “We want to remain an alternative,” insisted the deputy for Eure-et-Loir. Beaten in his constituency of Finistère in the legislative elections of 2022, Mr. Ferrand has not spoken publicly since, but remains active behind the scenes, where he plays an unofficial advisory role to the president and the government.
The name of this Walker of the first hour, however, returned to the press recently as rumors of a reshuffle, replacing Élisabeth Borne at Matignon. “I’m more of a veteran than a wannabe,” he observes, adding, “When it comes to rumours, anything that flatters the ego should be viewed with caution and recognition.”