The Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, speaks after the announcements on his new government on the show the Event on France 2. He notably returned to the Bayrou case, but also emphasizes that his government wants to be “a government of action.
The main information
- The second part of the government was unveiled this Thursday
- Amélie Oudéa-Castéra was notably replaced by Nicole Belloubet at the Ministry of Education
- Gabriel Attal recognized “a disturbance, a discomfort” to justify the departure of the one who still retains the Ministry of Sports
- The Prime Minister assured that François Bayrou remained “of course” a reliable partner of the majority
Attal “assumes” to work with “everyone” in the Assembly, including the RN
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal “takes responsibility” to work “with everyone” in the National Assembly, including groups to which he is “radically opposed”, the RN and LFI, he said Thursday on France 2. Gabriel Attal was criticized on the left after declaring to the daily The world that “the republican arc is the hemicycle” of the Assembly, where 88 deputies of the National Rally sit.
Gabriel Attal talks about his priorities
On France 2, the head of government drew up a list of several priorities, first and foremost the agricultural crisis. “I will continue to work in the coming days” on this issue, said Gabriel Attal. The Prime Minister also mentions “young people” and cites, pell-mell, “the use of screens, mental health” or even “school medicine” or even “a salary increase for nurses”.
The head of government also raises the question of “housing” and believes that it is necessary to “build more” to “revive demand”.
Attal says “of course” Bayrou is still a reliable partner
Gabriel Attal minimized Thursday evening on France 2 the crisis opened by the president of the MoDem François Bayrou within the presidential camp, evoking a simple “debate” or “disagreement on part of the line followed” but not an “incident”. Asked to say if he still considered the mayor of Pau to be a reliable partner, the Prime Minister replied: “of course, he said so himself”. The three-time presidential candidate announced on Wednesday that he would not enter the government due to political disagreements.
Gabriel Attal recognizes “a disorder, a discomfort” about Oudéa-Castéra
Gabriel Attal invoked on Thursday “a disturbance, a malaise” to justify the replacement at the Ministry of Education of Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, with whom “the conditions to be able to move forward for the school were no longer met immediately “. On France 2, the Prime Minister “paid tribute” to the “work”, the “very great rigor” and the “total commitment” of Amélie Oudéa-Castéra to the Ministry of Sports and the Olympic Games, where she remains after a month at National Education marked by numerous controversies, in particular his criticisms of public education.
“A government of action”
Gabriel Attal speaks on France. In the preamble, he assures that the executive, now in full force, is “a government of action” and that we must “act tirelessly”. “We must make clear decisions and obtain results,” he added.