LFI deputy Alexis Corbière is considering the creation of a parliamentary commission of inquiry following press revelations on the links that united President Emmanuel Macron, then Minister of the Economy, and the company Uber, and asked for this July 11 the Head of State to explain himself.
Political opposition but also trade unionists have been increasing criticism of the President of the Republic since Sunday following information from the “Uber Files”, an investigation based on thousands of internal Uber documents sent by an anonymous source to the British daily The Guardian and forwarded to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and 42 media partners.
In this context, The world looked at the links between American society and Emmanuel Macron when he was Minister of the Economy (2014-2016) and concluded that there was a secret “deal” between Uber and Emmanuel Macron in Bercy .
” It’s very serious, the idea that Mr. Macron has, in this secret pact with a company, deregulated taxi regulations “, Accused on Public Senate the deputy of Seine-Saint-Denis, Alexis Corbière. ” What lessons can we draw from this? Obviously ask the question when you can go to the government, a commission of inquiry as well “, he added. The LFI group in the Assembly initially intended to use its drawing rights for a commission of inquiry on inflation.
“A state scandal »
” Ministers do not work for their friends, they are there for the common good and Emmanuel Macron systematically has a problem with the common good, says Sandrine Rousseau (LFI) at the microphone of Peter Oliver, political service. I remind you that Emmanuel Macron, in what came out in the press, would have given turnkey amendments to Uber, which himself gave them to members of the majority to ensure that it passed. And so there, we are really in something which is a deep social break in our society. We are not talking for nothing about the uberisation of society, this means the precariousness of people who work, that the Minister of the Economy is actively participating in this against the advice of the President of the Republic and his government, it is outrageous. Obviously, a commission of inquiry is needed. Yes, it is a state scandal. »
” This affair once again reveals a power that calls for compromise in its discourse, but which is in compromise with American multinationals who want to transform our model and our labor code, testifies Fabien Roussel, the boss of the Communist Party, at the microphone ofAurelien Devernoix political service. And so this motion of no confidence, it justifies even more to be able to express ourselves on this and it raises the question of the way in which we are able to question an active President of the Republic. However today, the law, the Constitution, does not allow it, but we must be able to hear it and summon it within the framework of a commission of inquiry so that it has to answer for its role. »
Uber Files: the opposition calls for a commission of inquiry, listen to the comments collected by Pierre Olivier at the National Assembly this Monday morning
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Macron “chooses the business world”
” The minimum is that he explains what he did and how he contributed to not only ensuring that Uber set up in France, but, thanks to a law called the Macron law, unravel part of the labor code to promote this type of activity, and in particular the social consequences for employees “, lamented on France info the secretary general of the CGT Philippe Martinez.
” It is not news that Uber is so keen on lobbying to deregulate, to make money by taking little account of what exists in terms of law in the countries and especially in terms of rights of the workers concerned “, relativized on Europe 1 the boss of the CFDT Laurent Berger.
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The patron saint of LREM deputies, Aurore Bergé brushed aside these criticisms. ” It’s great a country that is offended that a Minister of the Economy receives business leaders in a completely public way in a debate that was a parliamentary debate “, she counter-attacked on Cnews. ” There is no deal, there is no consideration, there is a minister who has received great business leaders and that is normal “, she added.
(With AFP)