his private reaction to the Cayeux affair revealed

A controversy that never ceases. Caroline Cayeux, Minister in charge of Local Authorities is in turmoil. The reason ? Words from 2013 put back on the table. That year, the former senator called same-sex marriage, the law of which was then in the middle of a vote in the National Assembly, a union “against nature”. During an interview on the channel Public Senate on July 13, she went back on her words and assured that she had “many friends among these people”. Shocking words that immediately reacted on the side of the opposition and the majority.

According to information from Sunday newspaperin its edition of July 24, “the divergent reactions to this episode testify to the confusion that runs through the majority”. Several government figures expressed their outrage. Among them, Transport Minister Clément Beaune, himself a homosexual, who qualifies these remarks as“extremely hurtful”but also Christophe Béchu, Minister in charge of the Ecological Transition who says “understand those who have been hurt”. Another government figure to have expressed his indignation: Marlène Schiappa. The Secretary of State for the Social and Solidarity Economy and Associative Life asked her colleague to “take action”.

“He called her to order”

Remained silent until now, Emmanuel Macron called on his ministers to show solidarity. A complicated mission, as stated by a member of the government who is not “sure that Caroline Cayeux is in the same spirit as (them)”. Always according to JDDthe Head of State met with his Minister. “The President was very clear with Cayeux, he called her to order”confides a member of the government.

Since the start of the controversy, Caroline Cayeux has apologized several times on Twitter, in an interview and in a letter of apology to anti-homophobia associations. But not sure that’s enough…