Mathieu Orphelin: "The ministries of Ecology and Economy must be merged"

It is not the first of which Édouard Philippe would have thought he would receive “a friendly message” on this day of reshuffle. While the host of Matignon is in the cards, Matthieu Orphelin wanted to greet, on the set of "Talk Le Figaro " this Friday, a "serious prime minister, who will have been at the service of his country".

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Kind words in view of the many political differences which opposed the two men, "on how to approach the ecological transition" , in particular, recalls the ex-LREM deputy from Maine-et-Loire. For the co-president of the Ecology, Democracy, Solidarity (EDS) group in the National Assembly, this change of government team is the perfect opportunity for the Head of State to act "on an ecological social shift and a new method of work ” .

If his prayers to appoint a prime minister “who symbolizes ecology” have not been heard, the quadra pleads for an “other architecture of government” to be adopted: “We need a more limited number of ministers… and merge the Ministry of Ecology and the Economy. " An act capable, according to the former elected EELV, of putting an end to the "oppositions between employment, economy and ecology."

“Today's ecology is one that improves the lives of citizens with less pollution, less congestion, less waste and better food. There is nothing punitive ” , he tries to defend.

At the head of a young group in the Assembly with the deputy of the French abroad, Paula Forteza, the deputy assures that its 17 elected will remain "independent". "The new government can count on [them] to make things go the right way," he said.

If Matthieu Orphelin praises the “very beautiful speech of the President of the Republic”, Monday at the Élysée Palace, to close the citizen convention for the climate, he remains skeptical about the determination of the executive to green his policy.

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"All week in the Assembly we fought to put into law the proposals of the citizens' convention, assures the parliamentarian. Each time we were opposed by the government and the majority! ”

The former vice-president of Pays de la Loire also judges Emmanuel Macron's desire not to abandon pension reform as "a political error" . “Our country needs appeasement. He comes out of several crises, this spiral of violence, he says. It will be one of the tasks of the new government to appease and achieve de-escalation. Rather than always split, politicians must participate in appeasing the country. ” A heavy task in which he intends "absolutely not" to participate when entering government.