Break week at the French National Assembly, after fifteen days of very tense debates on the pension reform. The text, which was not voted on by the deputies, arrives in the Senate next week. And this debate on pensions will leave traces in the opposition. Divisions within Nupes, on the left, and a noticeable eviction on the right this weekend. The president of the Les Républicains party, Éric Ciotti, has dismissed his number two Aurélien Pradié. The deputy for Lot is criticized for having made his difference heard a little too loudly in the Hemicycle, in particular by pushing the government to give pledges on long careers.
The phones heated up all weekend at Les Républicains. “ Aurélien Pradié had become detestable, too personal, it couldn’t last “, text some. ” But why Eric fires him now when he had lined up behind him on long careers? ask the others.
In a press release published Sunday afternoon, Aurélien Pradié denounces his ousting and assures that he will remain faithful to his political family. But it might not stop there. ” We receive calls from elected officials who ask us to set up a dissident group in the Assembly “, confided to us one of his relatives. “ It takes fifteen deputies to create a group and there are no more than ten to support it », Evacuates a member of the party’s leadership team.
The MP for Pas-de-Calais Pierre-Henri Dumont tries to reassure: “ Nothing will be done that jeopardizes the unity of the party. But Eric Ciotti’s act of authority could well radicalize a little more all those who did not want to vote for pension reform at LR. ” The Senators will toughen the text and come back to the progress we have obtained in the Assembly “, predicts a deputy. “ That they don’t count on us to follow them. “And now, Eric Ciotti will have a hard time convincing them.
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