Manuel Valls made a harsh observation, in the midst of a political crisis linked to the recent declarations of François Bayrou in the form of a revolt against the President of the Republic.
“I think that François Bayrou played a decisive role in 2017
,” the former prime minister first cautiously declared on
Europe 1
, before pointing out the
“lack of meaning”
of the second five-year term.
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“This second five-year term still makes no sense
,” he said on the radio, explaining that instead of looking for ministers on the right like Rachida Dati, the President of the Republic should have concluded
“ a government agreement”
.
Manuel Valls nevertheless highlighted
“the talent and energy”
of the new head of government Gabriel Attal.
“I will not be offered
[a ministry, Editor’s note]
, my role is to shed light on the debate
,” he also assured, when asked about a possible proposal.
The former member of the Socialist Party also spoke out on the
“necessity”
of
“national unity”
after the controversy of the day before, Wednesday February 7, on the participation of members of France Insoumise in the ceremony of tribute to the Invalides for the French victims of the Hamas attack on October 7 in Israel.
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“Unity is necessary but we must be lucid about the explosion of hatred towards Jews and Israel
,” he nevertheless qualified, evoking the threat of
“Islamism, jihadism and political Islam which wants to destroy not only Jews, but also Christians, the West and democracy
.
“There is an existential threat, because it is not an external threat but a threat that comes from our own breast, from French people, from our neighborhoods
,” he also declared.
On the immigration law, the majority did not
“assume”
Still on the air of
Europe 1
, Manuel Valls also expressed his feelings on the censorship by the Constitutional Council of part of the immigration law adopted by both chambers at the beginning of January.
“The Constitutional Council makes law, but it was given the hot potato.
I consider that right-wing politicians and the majority have not taken sufficient responsibility
,” he declared.
Asked about a possible victory for Marine Le Pen in the presidential election in 2027 according to an IFOP poll published this week, Manuel Valls called not to
“comment on opinion surveys”
and not to
“cry at wolves”,
denouncing “politician
politics
”
and
“divisions”
.