The LR mayor of La Baule Franck Louvrier pleads for his party, which elects its new president this weekend, to enter into a "
government contract
" with Emmanuel Macron.
In an interview with the JDD, he explains that he sees it as the only way to prevent any reform from being systematically “
stopped in the country
”.
“
Either we agree to conclude a government contract in transparency vis-à-vis our voters, or Emmanuel Macron will be condemned to immobility
”, estimates the elected official.
With a simple relative majority for the government in the Assembly, and without the possibility of massive recourse to the constitutional weapon of 49.3 to have the texts adopted, “
any reform would then be stopped in the country
”.
“
I don't think that's what the French expect from us
”, insists this close friend of former President Nicolas Sarkozy, who argues that “
alliances are already being forged on a daily basis in Parliament with the presidential majority
”.
Fear of a rapprochement with the “far right”
This call comes as the Les Républicains party holds the first round of its election on Sunday to choose a new president.
On this occasion, Franck Louvrier is worried about a possible rapprochement with the far right, synonymous for him with "
end of the Republicans
".
“
Today, I have doubts about the tightness of our party.
I did not hear the three candidates, in this internal campaign, reject urbi et orbi the union of the rights for the years to come
, ”he laments.
The mayor of La Baule notably pinpoints the strategy which consists of "
returning Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen back to back
", "
instead of clearly expressing a systematic opposition to the RN
".
"
In its history, the right has never won alone
" and has therefore "
established alliances, with the centrists in particular, refusing any agreement with the extreme parties
".
“
So if we want to win again, who do we have to ally with?
Not asking this fundamental question is refusing to discuss the conditions for a possible victory
, ”he is still alarmed.