In his book When the politicians made us laugh (Éd. Bouquins), published in October 2021, Jean-Louis Debré has gathered the opinion of several political figures, on the right and on the left, about Ségolène Royal. And the least we can say is that not all think well of the former presidential candidate …
Politics is a ruthless universe. Like François Hollande or Emmanuel Macron more recently, Ségolène Royal has also paid the price. In his book When the politicians made us laugh, published by Editions Bouquins in October 2021, Jean-Louis Debré shared many anecdotes about our dear leaders. If he returned to the very particular humor of Jacques Chirac, the former president of the Constitutional Council was also interested in the various treatments which he benefited from. Ségolène Royal during his career. And report a scathing little sentence pronounced by Jean-Pierre Raffarin. As the author of the book recalled, the former Prime Minister “suffered a lot in his region of Poitou-Charentes. “
“On the strength of this proximity, in 2006, he drew the following conclusion: ‘Ségolène, she seduces far away and irritates upwind.’“An unflattering remark, which however did not destabilize the ex of François Hollande, used to criticism during her political career. In an interview with TV-Leisure for the podcast Parents first, in December 2020, this mother of four recalled the derogatory comments, often sexist, heard during her professional life: “I was called whipping mother, we said: ‘What is she doing in politics?’ or ‘So let her go and take care of her kids’ (…) Of course it’s violent “, entrusted the former Minister of the Environment.
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Merciless Jean-Pierre Raffarin with Ségolène Royal
Years have passed, but Jean-Pierre Raffarin has apparently kept a certain mistrust of Ségolène Royal. Guest on the set of C to you last November, the former senator estimated that the one who shared the life of François Hollande could sometimes show herself “provocative“:”There, she is typically in a very masculine power struggle. Do you see Madame Lagarde or Angela Merkel say ‘she does not have the level of a competitor’!“he commented, reacting to a tackle that Ségolène Royal launched at Anne Hidalgo, which she did not judge “not at the level“for the left. The politician then called his attitude”brawling, belligerent, provocative“.”Ségolène Royal, she is provocative. And from that point of view, I don’t find it in female-type leadership. ” And Patrick Cohen joking: “Can we call back the long dispute between you and Ségolène Royal? (…) It has been a long time since I heard you talk about Ségolène Royal, you are still so lively!“.
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