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After the vote on the motion to reject the immigration bill by the deputies, what way out of the crisis for the government? While the executive seeks a solution to break the political impasse, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire calls for “resuming the version of the Senate text”, much firmer than the one that the deputies rejected.
It’s an outing that doesn’t go unnoticed. While the executive is looking for a solution to break the deadlock on its immigration bill, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire spoke in the columns of Figaro to call for “resuming the Senate version.” A text much more to the right than that initially presented by the government, but which had been unraveled in the Laws Committee of the National Assembly.
Acknowledge defeat
A position that the Minister of the Economy justifies by a “structural lack of firmness and authority” in our country, according to him. But, by heading to the right, Bruno Le Maire fully plays his card to do well and takes advantage of the weakening of Gérald Darmanin.
Because the initiative is far from being trivial as its blunt declarations demonstrate limitless ambition. “We must take the Senate version” assumes the Minister of the Economy for a “firm” immigration bill. So, for this former member of the Republicans, a way through is indeed “found”. The majority must “recognize that it has suffered a defeat”, and “the winners, the LRs” must “show a little leniency”.
“You have to have a sense of responsibility”
Bruno Le Maire calls on his former LR friends to “move the lines on two sensitive points”: “state medical aid and the conditions of access to social aid”, which in the eyes of the left wing of the majority would be far from sufficient. But the minister seems to have nothing to do with it: “We must have a sense of responsibility,” insists those around him. “If there are ten assholes in our house who don’t want to vote, we don’t care! We’ll find the votes among the Republicans!” insists one of his relatives. Heading to the right therefore for Bruno Le Maire, who is thus positioning himself as a candidate to succeed Élisabeth Borne.