The former Minister for Ecological Transition fears that the company in question has “an extremely close gateway” to the Ministry of Agriculture, now managed by Fesneau.
“Clearly, it questions.” Now ex-Minister of Ecological Transition, Barbara Pompili is worried. On the set of France Info Friday, May 27, the one who is now a candidate in the legislative elections pointed to the reconversion of the former chief of staff of Marc Fesneau. Previously at the Ministry of Relations with Parliament, Éléonore Leprettre joined the main organization of agrochemical companies, Phyteis.
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A choice thatask questions“. According to Barbara Pompili,we know to what extent the relationships that are created in the offices are close relationships“. However, Marc Fesneau is now in charge of Agriculture, and the activity that Éléonore Leprettre will carry out is that of a “very powerful lobby» pesticides. “Perhaps she did not know that my colleague was going to become Minister of Agriculture“, acknowledged the candidate in the Somme, who can not help but notice that”there, we would have a lobby which would have an entry point extremely close to the minister in office.»
At this stage, neither the minister nor his former chief of staff have reacted. The conversion of the latter has also been validated by the High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life, which could nevertheless issue reservations in the future.
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