A deep crack opens in the Macronian majority in France, with the refusal of the leader of the centrists François Bayrou to enter Gabriel Attal's government.
Bayrou, who just two days ago ended his legal case in which he was accused in the case of the assistants to the European Parliament after seven years with an acquittal, spoke of "the absence of a profound agreement on the policy to be followed".
In particular, the head of the MoDem appeared to be in total disagreement with Prime Minister Attal, whose nomination he did not support, and with the government's "too right-wing" policy.
"What is at stake - Bayrou reportedly told his family at a dinner last night after the refusal of every government position - is deeper than usual. The further we go, the more I see the ideal of rapprochement between rulers and the governed getting further away".
Even during the dinner, the discussion between Bayrou and his men was tough: several deputies accused the leader of having taken this decision alone, without consulting them: "You're messing with us...", deputy Jean-Louis allegedly told him Bourlanges.
Bayrou's name had been circulating in the last few hours as a possible minister of national education, where he undermines the position of Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, overwhelmed by controversy over her children's enrollment in a private school.
For the majority, difficult times await, with many questions about the future support of the centrists for the government in office.
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