As expected. Ségolène Royal, very critical of the government, was dismissed on Friday, in the Council of Ministers, from her duties as ambassador of the poles, and will be "soon replaced," announced government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye. The day before, the former Minister of the Environment had gladly displayed herself alongside the municipal candidate Samia Ghali, in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), and had taken the opportunity to curb Emmanuel Macron.
"The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Jean-Yves Le Drian) has proposed that Ségolène Royal no longer hold her office as ambassador in charge of the poles and she will therefore be replaced soon", declared Ms Ndiaye to the from the Council of Ministers.
A few hours earlier, the spokesperson had explained on BFMTV and RMC this decision because this post is "really important because we know the importance of the poles and the melting of ice in the phenomenon of global warming. So it's a serious subject that needs to be taken seriously. ”
"I choose my freedom of speech"
Only a few minutes later, Ségolène Royal reacted on Twitter, a communication tool that she has been using for weeks to pound government policy: “I take note of my dismissal because I choose my freedom of speech. "
I take note of my dismissal because I choose my freedom of speech. But don't let it be said that I didn't answer. Below is my letter which has gone unanswered. No calls or appointments. Whatever it is from the past. I sent the mission report to JYves le Drian and to the PR🌎 pic.twitter.com/hMBA4JsBvy
- Ségolène Royal (@RoyalSegolene) January 24, 2020Repeated criticisms of the power of the former PS minister, finalist in the 2007 presidential election, had earned her, on January 7, a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminding her of her "duty of reserve" and calling on her to end to her repeated salvo, on pain of being dismissed from this function she held since 2017 on the appointment of Emmanuel Macron.
Targeted by a preliminary inquiry
Diplomacy is one mission, politics is another, ”Prime Minister Edouard Philippe also warned. According to Sibeth Ndiaye, Ms. Royal did not "wish to respond to these observations and therefore we draw the consequences", adding that there will be "obviously an appointment will be made to occupy this position" now vacant.
In her message on Twitter, Ms. Royal disputes the fact that she did not respond to the government by posting a letter addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian and to President Emmanuel Macron who, according to her, remained "without further action" ".
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Ségolène Royal, who is also the subject of a preliminary investigation into the use made of the means made available to her as ambassador of the poles, has repeatedly said in recent months that she did not refrain from thinking about a candidacy for the presidential election of 2022.