On the evening of the European elections, largely won by the National Rally, President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly, calling early legislative elections for June 30 and July 7. This marked the start of numerous political negotiations, on the left, in the center and on the right. The latter spoke throughout the week in the show Pascal Praud and you. (Re)discover the highlights of the week.
1. Dissolution of the Assembly: “The feeling at the Élysée is that the president wins in all cases”, analyzes Jacques Serais
The day after the announcement of the dissolution of the National Assembly, Jacques Serais, journalist from the political service of Europe 1, reported that the feeling which reigned at the Élysée, “is that the president is a winner in all cases”.
2. “Those who abstain, it will perhaps give them a kick in the butt,” hopes a listener
Listener to Europe 1, Colette says she hopes that the historic score of the RN during the European elections will push abstainers to turn out at the polls. “There was 47% abstention and in this 47%, there are millions of French people who did not vote and that can make all the difference. We must not forget those who abstain. There, Maybe it’ll give them a kick in the butt,” she said.
3. Manon Aubry to the working classes: “You are being ripped off by the RN”
Manon Aubry, who came in fourth place in the European elections, reaffirmed on Tuesday her fight against the party of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, before the early legislative elections. “I am fighting for the left to reclaim the social question, it is our political DNA, our history, to tell the workers of the country ‘you are being ripped off by the National Rally on social questions’. It will be exactly the same as Emmanuel Macron.”
4. “We are not the heirs of Vichy, Mitterrand is,” says Louis Aliot
The RN mayor of Perpignan, Louis Aliot, wanted to defend the history of the National Rally before the legislative elections. “We are not the heirs of Vichy, contrary to what everyone says, at least on the left. Mitterrand is an heir of Vichy, we are not,” he asserted at the microphone of Europe 1.
5. “I have fond memories of Françoise”: Michel Drucker pays tribute to Françoise Hardy
In news largely marked by politics, Françoise Hardy, icon of the yéyés, died Tuesday evening at the age of 80. The host Michel Drucker paid tribute to him the next day on the show Pascal Praud and you. “I have fond memories of Françoise, she was a character,” he said in particular.
6. “A failed exercise”: Louis de Raguenel analyzes Emmanuel Macron’s press conference
On Wednesday, three days after the announcement of the dissolution of the National Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron spoke at a major press conference. “A failed exercise” for Louis de Raguenel, head of the political service of Europe 1, who analyzed this speech in the program.
7. In the event of an RN-left duel, François-Xavier Bellamy would “of course” vote for the RN
The head of the LR list in the European elections, François-Xavier Bellamy, declared on Europe 1 on Thursday that he would do “everything to prevent La France insoumise from coming to power in this country”. In the event of a duel in the second round of his constituency, between an RN candidate and a Popular Front candidate, “of course” that the MEP will vote for the personality representing the RN, he assured.
8. “The two beneficiaries of this chaos are Emmanuel Macron and Jean-Luc Mélenchon”, according to François-Xavier Bellamy
After the dissolution of the National Assembly and the turmoil created by the holding of early legislative elections, François-Xavier Bellamy estimated that “the two beneficiaries of this chaos” were “Emmanuel Macron and Jean-Luc Mélenchon”.
9. “If we were not allied with the RN, LR would have disappeared”, assures Éric Ciotti
The political news of recent days has been notably marked by the announcement by Éric Ciotti, the president of LR, to ally with the RN against the advice of the leaders of the Republican party. Friday on the show Pascal Praud and you, Éric Ciotti reaffirmed the need to make this alliance. “If we were not allied with the National Rally bloc, quite simply, we would have disappeared in these circumstances, except in a few constituencies where there are remarkable deputies,” he assured.
10. “The tenors (of LR) are locked in a form of immobility, of helplessness, of comfort”, criticizes Éric Ciotti
After his desire to create an alliance with the RN, Éric Ciotti was targeted by an exclusion procedure by LR executives. “Tenors have been locked for years in a form of immobility, helplessness, comfort, and it bothers them to change what no longer works,” he lamented on Europe 1.
Bonus: “Europe n°1 was the only radio station that broadcast the Yéyé generation”, relates François Jouffa
Great voice of Europe 1, François Jouffa shared his memories concerning Françoise Hardy, who died this Tuesday, emphasizing the fact that the station had played a big role in her early career. “Europe n°1 was the only radio station which broadcast this Yéyé generation in ‘Salut les amis’, ten million listeners,” he recalled.