Esteemed in Macron for his political sense, Sébastien Lecornu will have the opportunity for two weeks to work on his reputation. At 36, "the youngest Minister of the Armed Forces since the Revolution" - this is how the press commented on his appointment last year - will begin this Monday at the National Assembly the examination in session of the military programming law (LPM) 2024-2030. The text promises intense debates, at the height of its massive budget: 413 billion euros to "transform" the armies in a context of resurgence of threats across the planet. "With 1700 amendments, no one will be able to say that there was no debate," says the minister, who honed his arguments during the passage of the text in the committee of national defense. "He played the game when he didn't have to. He is a very political minister, it changes us. The exchanges were cordial despite a real strategic disagreement on the purpose of this budget, "comments the deputy Insoumise Bastien Lachaud
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