Deep silence, then general heckling. Opposition members reserved a full baptism of fire for the new Minister of Justice, Éric Dupond-Moretti, during his first question period with the government, Wednesday July 8. The deputy Les Républicains (LR) of Val-d'Oise, Antoine Savignat, was the first to question him, in an ironic tone, in reference to the past declarations of the tenor of the bar. " You never had to occupy this chair and you are there. You must never swallow snakes and have withdrawn this complaint for your inadmissible invasion of your privacy and professional secrecy. Will your future actions be in line with your past statements? He asked.
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Éric Dupond-Moretti then approached the microphone, in the silence of the 577 deputies. Before a remark from the benches upsets him and gives way to the hubbub. “ We are not at the show. I will answer the question asked by me , "said the Minister of Justice first.
He then went back on his past statements, when he did not in any case plan to take the head of the ministry. " Have you always said the same thing? I said that I will not accept this task ten or fifteen years ago, ”said Éric Dupond-Moretti. In April 2018, the criminal lawyer still declared on LCI that to name it Keeper of the Seals would be a " foolish idea , completely absurd, incongruous, and improbable ". “ When you are a lawyer, you do not express yourself like when you are a minister. This is for the form. I don't wear a tie at the cafe. At the assembly, I put one on, ”he continued in the Chamber.
" But are you okay?" "
Faced with persistent interruptions, the former lawyer pleaded for leniency. " Please, it's already complicated. For me, this is a first . ” Before turning to Richard Ferrand. " Do we count downtime?" He asked. " No, " replied the President of the National Assembly, " we suffer in silence ."
After being interrupted again, Éric Dupond-Moretti, visibly annoyed, let go: “ But it's not okay? For rowdy MPs. " The idea that we have of justice transcends the cleavages ", he ended up saying, arousing applause. " I want to work with all of you. Deputies, majority deputies, opposition deputies. We can all work together. That's my answer, ”he concluded. Standing-ovation of majority deputies. " I hear your call, " replied MLA Antoine Savignat. End of the show.
