The term of Catherine Pgard, head of the Palace of Versailles for nearly twelve years, will ultimately not be extended through an amendment to the Paris 2024 law. Aged 68, the former journalist and former adviser to Nicolas Sarkozy is hit by the age limit but the executive wanted to extend his term.
Wednesday, January 25, after an eventful debate in the Senate, the so-called “PRegard” amendment was finally withdrawn.
Appointed at the head of the establishment in 2011 by Nicolas Sarkozy, Catherine Pégard has held three terms under three different presidents.
A record.
Since March 5, 2021, she has been maintained at the head of the public establishment on an interim basis.
Time to find a successor?
The Élysée did not seem in a hurry to appoint a new boss for the national domain;
better, in spite of the statutes which fix an age limit for this station, the majority found a trick to grant a few more months to the president of Versailles.
The schedule of Olympic Games events in the castle park was timely.
François Patriat, boss of LREM senators, has tabled an amendment to the JO 2024 bill allowing Catherine PRegard to be extended as head of the
Wednesday, in open session, all the other groups in the Senate fell head over heels for the text.
Dominated by the theme
"fait du Prince"
and
"Exemplary Republic"
, the debate ended up giving reason to the opponents of the amendment.
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“The centrist Union group has fiercely expressed its opposition to the method. It is not our job as legislators
,” lamented the centrist Arnaud de Belenet.
"When we want to promote the exemplary Republic, we do not propose amendments like that!"
Added Michel Savin.
For her part, the Minister of Sports and the Olympic Games Amélie Oudéa-Castéra argued:
“we will be stronger with Catherine Pgard”
.
The amendment would have been
“remotely guided”
by Matignon, according to the media
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