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In the spotlight: Macron in the legislative arena
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8 days before the first round of the legislative elections, President Macron presents his reform plan to the regional press.
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By: Norbert Navarro
4 mins
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D-8 before the first round of the legislative elections, in France.
In an interview with several regional newspapers as well as the national daily
Le Parisien
, Emmanuel Macron tries to regain control by defending his "
new method
".
He claims to want to "
act quickly and strongly
" in order to launch his reforms affecting purchasing power, ecology, institutions and pensions.
Believing that "
the French are tired of the reforms that come from above
", the Head of State, after the legislative elections, said he wanted to bring together the political, economic, social or associative forces of the country as well as citizens drawn by lot within a "
National Council of Refoundation
" which could be similar to what was the National Council of Resistance during the Second World War, France living, according to him, in a "
comparable time
", says Emmanuel Macron to
the regional press
as in the
Parisian.
Macron and France from below
The president also presents his catalog
of reforms that he wishes to come “
from below
”.
The purchasing power law?
It will be voted "
as of this summer
", as well as a text "
of simplification and urgency for energy projects
", assures Emmanuel Macron.
While waiting for a “
device for big wheelers this fall
”, Emmanuel Macron confirms that the 18-cent discount on fuel will be “
extended in August
”.
On the subject of the hospital crisis, the president promises “
from July emergency decisions independent of the refoundation council
”.
As for the pension reform, it will come into force "
from the summer of 2023
“, without further details on this oh so delicate file.
Haro on Mélenchon and Le Pen
In this interview, Emmanuel Macron also attacks his rivals Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Marine Le Pen.
Rivals, according to him, carriers of "
projects of disorder and submission
".
Jean-Luc Mélenchon wants to be "
elected Prime Minister
" if the Nupes obtains a majority in the legislative elections.
"
It is rare to win an election in which you do not show up," said Emmanuel Macron.
No political party can impose a name on the president
”.
While conceding not to benefit from any state of grace at the start of the second five-year term, Emmanuel Macron refutes any dead time or sluggishness.
The chaos, a week ago, the evening of the final of the Football Champions League at the Stade de France?
He "
outraged
" him, he said.
The rape charges against the new Minister of Solidarity?
Emmanuel Macron pleads the "
presumption of innocence
" and wants Damien Abad "
to be able to carry out his work
".
On the subject of the war in Ukraine, finally, the French president says of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he has committed "
a historic and fundamental error
" and that he is now "
isolated
".
In this interview
, Emmanuel Macron repeats that we must "
not humiliate Russia
", so that "
the day the fighting stops, we can build a way out through diplomatic channels
".
Freedom for the constrained right
The battle of the legislative elections again, with this appeal launched by Valérie Pécresse to the right having voted Macron to resume his "
freedom
".
In a column published by
Le Figaro
, the former candidate of the right-wing Les Républicains party in the last presidential election invites voters from the right and the center who, from the first round of the presidential election, "
felt it necessary to vote
"useful" - that is to say Macron -
so as not to risk a Le Pen-Mélenchon duel, not to fall into the same trap and to regain their freedom
”.
According to Valérie Pécresse, France is “
faced with the risks of a confrontation between, on the one hand, the hyper-presidency, on the other, hyper-populism.
A democracy reduced to this duel can only be violent and sterile for the French
,” she states in
Le Figaro
.
Three tartars under the influence
To conclude, the case of these three influencers targeted by justice after their trip to the Middle East.
According to
Le Parisien
, an investigation has been opened by the Évry public prosecutor's office, targeting three influencers by the name of Rayanne B., Ibrahim K. and Amir L. in order to determine whether offenses have been committed after the posting of videos showing the first to fire a Kalashnikov, then a bazooka.
On the images of a second video, these influencers that
Le Parisien
describes as a “
trio of braggarts
” would have a barbecue in Syria, declaring: “
We have arrived in Syria.
Don't watch TV, there's no war, everything is going well here, it's really cool!
".
In Syria?
The Parisian
has some doubt, and understands that these videos were in fact shot in Lebanon.
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