Aurore Bergé, an ambitious ex-LR takes the lead of the Walkers in the National Assembly

Victory without euphoria for Aurore Bergé.

After the surprise defeat of Christophe Castaner in his stronghold of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the deputy of Yvelines was elected Wednesday June 22 at the head of the Renaissance group (ex-La République en Marche, LREM).

A mission that looks like a challenge for this 35-year-old parliamentarian, in a very fragmented Assembly and without a relative majority formed after the legislative elections.

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With 88 votes out of 155, the Walker becomes the first woman - and the youngest - to be appointed president of the main group of the Hemicycle (175 deputies out of 577), arriving ahead of her competitors Stella Dupont, Rémy Rebeyrotte and Guillaume Vuilletet.

Already a candidate for this function in 2020, she had narrowly bowed to the former Minister of the Interior (45% of the votes against 55%), who had invested her as deputy president of the group.

At the time, the deputies had decided to choose a more consensual leader.

It is that the hardworking and “big mouth” profile of Aurore Bergé remains very marked in macronie.

Former Sarkozyist close to Valérie Pécresse, fillonist during the race for the presidency of the UMP in 2012, then Juppeist until his rallying to Emmanuel Macron in 2017, the former member of the Republicans has long stood out among the Walkers - more many - from the left.

Some mock her political opportunism, when she constantly defends her

" in the face of a "hard" right.

Firm line on secularism

A sign of her ambitions, this obstinate woman has long hoped to join the ranks of the government.

Otherwise, she made her way to the Assembly, among the deputies of the “right wing” of the most active majority.

At the forefront of audiovisual reform and the opening of medically assisted procreation (PMA) to all women, she was also part of the small group of elected officials with firm positions on secularism.

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Last year, this close friend of ex-minister Jean-Michel Blanquer took advantage of the examination of the “separatism” bill to propose one of her fixed ideas: the ban on the wearing of the Islamic veil for minors. in public space.

In vain.

This former communicator familiar with TV shows knows it: her line in this area is a minority in the presidential camp.

“Seek a compromise”

In a more right-wing majority, will she be able to impose her views?

It is in reality first with the oppositions that it will have to negotiate.

As a good walker, Aurore Bergé swears only by the

.

Immediate application: she will have to discipline her troops and promises to "

" on the other benches of the Hemicycle.

Including with Les Républicains (LR), many of whom consider her to be the symbol of a

, like the President of the Senate Gérard Larcher, his enemy in the Yvelines.

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The MP must also deal with political partners that have become essential: the Democratic Movement (MoDem) and Horizons, with 48 and 29 elected officials.

Not to mention the relationship to be forged with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, suspended as head of government.

The ex-LR and the former socialist will have to get along, at least in the short term, in a political alloy of which the macronie has the secret.