The day after the rejection, by nine votes, of a motion of censure against the government in the National Assembly, the Republicans (LR) held a strategic meeting on Tuesday March 21 at the party’s headquarters to try to put the pieces back together after a third of the group voted for the motions of censure against the advice of the management.
After an hour of meeting, there are those who run off to flee the microphones, Olivier Marleix in the lead, the boss of the LR deputies: “ I already said everything just now”.
Others clearly admit having had a bad time: Listen, it happened “. The mayor of Meaux, Jean-François Copé leaves with his idea of a coalition with Emmanuel Macron under his arm: “ I’m not sure there’s still a lot to talk about, but we’ll try ». Former MP Julien Aubert summarizes: ” No. There are no doors that have been slammed, but there are things that have been said “.
The targeted slingers
Aurélien Pradié and the slingers took it to their heads, confides a participant. But it is not with sanctions that we will rebuild ourselves. The deputy for Lot comes out rather serene : ” Everything went well, we spoke. Frankly, we all measure gravity. We mainly talked about the future of our country, more than about the party itself. We’re gonna have to make decisions and we will. “.
This pension reform project is a poison. I ask the President of the Republic to withdraw it.
We must stop playing with divisions. The time has come to reconcile the French, to unite.
This motion of censure is a warning message. pic.twitter.com/YOfT80mVVj
— Aurelien Pradie (@AurelienPradie) March 20, 2023
Party president Eric Ciotti acknowledges a failure, but wants to believe that reconciliation is still possible: “ We have, I believe, clearly indicated our desire for unity, for coming together. What we have been through is a test. It is up to us, strong in our values and our convictions, to learn all the lessons “. Eric Ciotti announces States General of the right next June. Betting on ideas to save a party on the verge of implosion is the risky bet of the new Republican boss.
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