The boss of senators LR Bruno Retailleau demanded Friday, September 17 "
transparency
" on the conditions of the "
failure
" of France whose contract to supply submarines to Australia was broken by Canberra for the benefit of a strategic partnership with Washington and London.
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Asked about
Public Senate
to know if there was a need for a parliamentary commission of inquiry on this file, he said he wanted “
absolutely more transparency
”, evoking “
a mess
” between Paris, which says it had not been warned, and Washington, who asserts the contrary.
Referring to a triple "
failure
" - political, industrial and diplomatic - Bruno Retailleau ultimately sees "
a weakening of France
".
"
Our diplomatic recovery must be a national priority
", reacted the candidate (ex-LR) in the presidential election Xavier Bertrand, while the candidate for the primary LR Valérie Pécresse saw it as a "
worrying sign
" for the industry. defense of France "
which is added to the growing deficit
" of its trade balance.
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Australia has thus broken the gigantic contract of 56 billion euros which provided for Paris to provide it with 12 conventionally powered submarines, triggering the ire of Paris.
