As they had both already said to Le Figaro several weeks ago, the Insoumis MP Eric Coquerel (Seine-Saint-Denis) and the PS MP for Tarn-et-Garonne, Valérie Rabault, are all two candidates for the presidency of the powerful Finance Committee of the Assembly.
They confirmed it.
Valérie Rabault has proposed a rotating presidency to agree on a single candidate within Nupes.
In Figaro, Eric Coquerel affirms that “
it is not a good idea
”.
"
It would have been possible
," he said, "
if the Socialists had accepted a single group
".
Will they be able to come to an agreement?
Discussions are underway on the key positions of the Assembly this Thursday, on the occasion of a first meeting of representatives of the Nupes groups.
A global agreement could be reached within the framework of the distribution of the various positions to be filled.
Agreement or showdown?
A showdown could take place if the internal negotiations at Nupes do not succeed.
Within the socialist group, it is indicated to Figaro that Valérie Rabault could in this case go to the end and solicit the vote of the communists and environmentalists who will be part of this commission composed of 68 deputies, or why not that of the Republicans.
The socialist deputy has already been rapporteur for this Commission with Gilles Carrez (LR) as president.
She then maintained excellent relations with him.
“
His skills are no longer to be proven.
She is stiff but unlike the Insoumis, she is not an ideologist
, ”said a former member of this Commission, now in the presidential majority.
Valérie Rabault has given up seeking a second term at the head of the socialist group to devote herself to this Finance Commission.
This group, currently composed of 30 members, elected Boris Vallaud (Landes) at its head on Wednesday evening, with 26 votes against 4 for Guillaume Garot (Mayenne).
Valérie Rabault supported Boris Vallaud.
Within the presidential majority, Eric Woerth, outgoing president of this Commission publicly indicated to Le Figaro his refusal that the Finance Commission falls into the hands of the Insoumis, suggesting that contrary to custom, the majority group, Renaissance (Ex LREM) , did not refrain from taking part in the vote.
Since 2009 that the regulations require that the presidency be returned to a member of the opposition, the majority has never taken part in the vote.
Valérie Rabault "stunned" by the words of Gérard Larcher
In Figaro, Valérie Rabault explains that she had the idea of a rotating presidency “
so that the RN cannot win
”.
“
Preventing this Commission from falling into the hands of the RN is an absolute for me
”, she explains, justifying the idea that the Nupes being “
the first force
” of opposition, the post should go to them.
She also says she is “
stunned and very shocked
” by the words of Gérard Larcher.
President LR of the Senate, at Le Parisien, considered that the RN being the first opposition group, the presidency should go to him as is the practice of the Assembly.
Eric Coquerel, the only Insoumis candidate
Internally, according to information from Figaro, the outgoing deputies of the FI proposed the name of Eric Coquerel to newcomers.
Some young deputies would have liked another candidacy but leave the hand to the wisdom of those who have just been re-elected.
According to information from France Info, the economist Aurélie Trouvé who could be a candidate will not be.