The Republicans have never had so few deputies, but they have never been scrutinized so much… With its 61 elected members, the party could play a pivotal role in the new organization in the National Assembly.
But in what form?
“We have a very clear line: we are in the opposition”, assured its president, Christian Jacob, on France inter on Tuesday, before meeting Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée.
"We have never been for the blocking of institutions," also said Christian Jacob.
But to oppose a "government contract" or a "republican pact", carried by several LR executives including the mayor of Meaux Jean-François Copé, the president of the Pays de la Loire region Christelle Morançais or the mayor of Saint-Etienne Gael Perdriau.
“We are in a context that we have never known.
The entire responsibility is that of the President of the Republic, also accused on France Inter the president LR Christian Jacob.
It was a five-year term for nothing – of course, there was the Covid crisis – but nothing was done.
There was a president in tactics, who instrumentalized the extremes, Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon… ” And President LR to support: “It is he who put the country in this situation.
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“We are not here to make hitches”
Same line for Rachida Dati.
“We are not here to make hitches”, affirmed on BFMTV and RMC the mayor LR of the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
“We are the force of responsibilities.
We don't want chaos, we don't want to block everything…” she explains, LR being “ready” to “make proposals”.
As for a possible government of “national unity”, “this is not the subject today”, says Rachida Dati.
A political bureau of LR must meet on Tuesday at the end of the afternoon.
In government, a reshuffle is on the agenda since three ministers must leave the government after being beaten on Sunday: Amélie de Montchalin at Ecological Transition, Brigitte Bourguignon at Health and Justine Benin at the Sea.
