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Legislative: Jean-François Copé proposes "a government pact", an "impossible" coalition for his camp

2022-06-19T21:16:43.686Z


During the election night, the former boss of the UMP, proposed a "government pact" of the Republicans in favor of the majority pre


Sunday evening, shortly after 9 p.m., Jordan Bardella (RN) faces Rachida Dati (LR) on the TF1 set.

While the government, without an absolute majority at the end of the legislative elections, will have to deal with the opposition parties to enforce its program, LR appears to be the perfect ally.

The question arises of a potential alliance of the Republicans with Together!

in the National Assembly.

"You are a crutch," says the young president of the National Rally to the former Keeper of the Seals.

“I don't have a crutch head!

(…) We are an opposition force and a party of responsibilities and government”, retorts him with a salvo of which has the secret the one who has become the star of election evenings.

The subject then seems closed.

Except that on the competing channel, on France 2, the mayor LR of Meaux and former boss of the UMP, Jean-François Copé, will revive the subject, by reaching out to the presidential majority, which should occupy the office meeting of the Republicans this Monday in Paris.

Ciotti, Jacob, Pradié cut this idea short

When he is questioned about the "50 shades of LR" who make up his party by the journalist and presenter of 8 p.m., Anne-Sophie Lapix, Copé advances: "The right of government at a historic meeting that it must honour, not to be a crutch but to prevent extremes from blocking the country, ”he dares.

An opinion and an issue shared by political scientist Bruno Cautres, interviewed by Le Parisien.

“It is now clear that to govern, the government will have to form a coalition.

The Republicans, lacking in dynamics and rather compatible, appear to be the perfect candidate, ”he analyzes.

1/2 For weeks, I have been repeating that a government pact is vital between Macron and LR in order to fight against the rise of extremes.

Both the extreme left and the extreme right are absolute dangers for France.

They both embody violence, tension and sectarianism.

— Jean-François Cope (@jf_cope) June 19, 2022

Except that the hand extended by Copé seems to be for the moment a minority idea, even unique within his party.

Live at the same France 2 microphone, Éric Ciotti, leader of the traditionalist line of LRs, will respond curtly to his counterpart who is still on set, visibly embarrassed.

"I do not believe that we can be the spare wheel of a failed macronism", mocked the re-elected deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes, former finalist of the LR Congress.

It joins a declaration, a little earlier in the evening, of the president of the party, Christian Jacob.

“We campaigned in the opposition, we are in the opposition, we will remain in the opposition, he insisted this Sunday evening.

Things are very clear.

It will be, as we have always done, a constructive opposition, but a real opposition to Emmanuel Macron.

»

A line followed by Aurélien Pradié, the general secretary of LR.

"There is no reason that we are going to save the political skin of Emmanuel Macron", abounds the just and largely elected in the second round of the legislative elections in the first constituency of the Lot.

In the meantime, Jean-François Copé and his risky position will be able to reassure himself by listening to the response of the government spokesperson, Olivia Grégoire, guest of BFMTV.

“First, let's see the final results, she began cautiously at first.

We will compose with all the good wills.

It is up to the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic to say more in the coming days”.

Source: leparis

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