A simple call to order, muttered at the microphone, was enough to calm the mass of deputies.
“Please, dear colleagues,”
he thundered in his deep, tobacco-sculpted voice.
Thirteen years to the day after his death, the shadow of Philippe Séguin, President of the National Assembly (1993-1997), continues to haunt the aisles of the Bourbon Palace.
“There have been great presidents by their longevity like Edgar Faure or Jacques Chaban-Delmas.
But none marked the function in such a short time
, ”said Arnaud Teyssier, former pen of the mayor of Épinal.
Elected to the perch in 1993, Philippe Séguin, a figure of social Gaullism, inherited a "chamber not found".
With a historic score, the right and its allies won more than three quarters of the seats.
Among these young deputies, Bernard Carayon, elected RPR of the Tarn, takes his first steps in the hemicycle.
“We had an overwhelming majority.
As with any majority, the risk was that of mediocrity in the discussion
,
”
recalls the mayor of Lavaur…
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