On the occasion of the parliamentary days of his Horizons party, organized in Reims, Edouard Philippe granted his first television interview since his declaration of candidacy for the next presidential election to the news channel BFMTV on Wednesday, September 11. The mayor of Le Havre reaffirms his ambitions and shows his support for the new Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
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Michel Barnierit’s a “ very good choice ” estimated Edouard Philippe. A right-wing man in a political situation ” perilous “, that does not displease the mayor of Le Havre. ” I reiterate my esteem for Michel Barnier and my desire to help him as much as I can to stabilise this political situation and move forward. “, he declared on BFMTV on Wednesday September 11.
Move forward and face the challenge formidable » of the budget, but also take « measures necessary in the interest of the country “No tax increase,” recommends Edouard Philippe, who is calling for better control of immigration by denouncing the 1968 Franco-Algerian convention on the movement of Algerian nationals.
” No major country can accept that migration issues are issues on which it does not decide. “, he continues during his interview.
” I’m in no hurry, I’m determined »
A proposal that he had already put forward and which will certainly appear in his program for the next presidential election, while he announced his candidacy unexpectedly when Emmanuel Macron was still looking for a Prime Minister.
An eagerness criticized by the president’s loyalists, which Édouard Philippe explains. I am in no hurry, I am determined. And sometimes – and especially – there are times when things go off in all directions. Saying things clearly has value. “, insists the former Prime Minister.
In the race for the presidential election in which he could also participate Gabriel AttalEdouard Philippe is ready for the competition. The more actors there are in the public debate, the better they will be, the more this will force each of the actors to be better. “, says Édouard Philippe.
Faced with his competitors, Edouard Philippe tries to get ahead.
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