It is an expected face-to-face.
Guest of the political program "You have the floor" on February 11 on France 2, the Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, must debate on stage with the president of the National Rally (RN), Marine Le Pen, according to information du
Parisien
confirmed at
Figaro
.
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The confrontation, which will last forty minutes, should first focus on the controversial “separatism” bill aimed at
“reinforcing republican principles”
, expected in the hemicycle of the National Assembly in early February.
The security and migration action of the executive should also be addressed.
In her return to school speech last September, Marine Le Pen blamed a
"security wreck"
and
"anarchic immigration".
In response, the Minister of the Interior attacked the RN, described as a "
tragic farce for the country".
Darmanin rather than Castex
Already solicited by the public channel on September 24, to respond to Jean Castex, the member of Pas-de-Calais had refused, deeming in private the Prime Minister too "techno".
"Darmanin is more political"
, rejoice today the relatives of the candidate already declared for the presidential election, at the approach of the face-to-face.
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A leading minister facing an opposition figure dreaming of repeating a second round against Emmanuel Macron: this poster is not unpublished.
In October 2017, Gérald Darmanin, then Minister of Action and Public Accounts, and Marine Le Pen, at the head of a National Front (FN) not yet renamed “National Rally”, had already discussed in “L'Émission policy ”on France 2. Five months later, it was the co-founder of the FN, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who had emerged from behind the scenes in front of Gerald Darmanin, in the role of“ surprise guest ”.