The new Minister for Gender Equality, Elisabeth Moreno, has affirmed that she is committed to the fight against feminicides in France.
Elisabeth Moreno, the new Minister for Gender Equality, has announced that she is committed to reducing the number of women victims of feminicide in France. In an interview with the Parisian, she also returned to the accusation of rape against her colleague, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin.
"If there is one thing I will leave out of my time in government, it will be this. In 600 days we will have reduced the number of female victims," Elizabeth Moreno assured. "What I want is that feminicides go from the 170 currently identified to 10 per year. Then I can die in peace.", she added.
The new Minister for Gender Equality explained that she knew "to negotiate" by mentioning the budget she would have. "I warned the President and the Prime Minister: I do not come into this government unless I have the means to achieve my goals and they both committed to do so. I did not come to make pottery ", she said.
“My responsibility is to make sure that victims of violence feel free to say 'I am being abused.' I recently grabbed our friend Keeper of the Seals Eric Dupond-Moretti to say: 'I'm going to be a big rock in your shoe. Not a victim should refrain from these steps and it will be necessary to follow '", she said. "I want women to be able to choose whether to stay in their home or not, in the event of violence. If they want to stay, it is their executioner to leave. Domestic violence affects all generations, all social classes, Hexagon and Overseas, this is plaguing our whole society. ", she continued.
Elizabeth Moreno returned to the rape complaint against Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. According to her, "France is a rule of law and that we can give it the benefit of the doubt. If he's found guilty, then we'll talk about it. " She claims to have had with him "a woman to man conversation". "I told him: 'We have to talk to each other because we are in the same team. Your subject will be a burden for me, you have to explain to me what happened' And what he told me leads me to believe it. ", she said. Then she added : "I also put myself on the side of the people for whom I am responsible, in this case women, and if he ever lied to me, I will draw all the consequences".
The Minister Delegate was also questioned on the Adama Traoré affair. She admits that she "know what a state that has been racist is". "So, I protest against those who say that France is racist or that the police are. There may be racist individuals, it's something else".
Finally, Elizabeth Moreno said to herself "thoroughly for" extend paternity leave from 11 days to one month: "It would be a real revolution. Man and woman must share the same responsibilities at home ".