Jacques Serais, edited by Solène Delinger
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9:45 p.m., January 12, 2022
Jean-Michel Blanquer is in the eye of the storm. While the call for a teachers’ strike on Thursday promises to be very popular, the Minister of National Education finds himself under fire from opposition critics. And, the pressure is also increasing in his own camp. Just before the Council of Ministers, the tone rose between Jean-Michel Blanquer and the Minister of Health Olivier Véran.
Jean-Michel Blanquer is under pressure on the eve of the call for a teachers’ strike, which promises to be very popular. The Minister of National Education is under fire from criticism from the opposition but also from his own camp after the flop of his health announcements for the school.
The tone is raised between Véran and Blanquer
Ecologists, by the voice of Yannick Jadot, or even the socialists are demanding the resignation of the Minister of Education this evening. On the right, Les Républicains, they demand accountability from Jean-Michel Blanquer and above all, an express simplification of the health protocol in schools.
Even internally, the situation is tense for the minister. This morning, just before the Council of Ministers, tension rose between him and Olivier Véran. The two men explained themselves vividly under the eyes of their colleagues. Jean-Michel Blanquer criticized the Minister of Health for not supporting him enough in this crisis.
Blanket in the middle of a storm
Officially, Emmanuel Macron has provided strong support to the tenant of rue de Grenelle. But in Macronie, there is a real apprehension of the mobilization of tomorrow. “We will follow this very, very closely,” admits an adviser. First, because the Minister of Education, a heavyweight in the government, finds himself in the middle of a storm. And, less than a hundred days before the presidential election, the consequences of this crisis can immediately fall on the head of state.
But at this stage, out of the question to disconnect the Minister of Education, who remains for the walkers a trump card to speak to the right-wing electorate