MoDem chairman François Bayrou said on Sunday that Emmanuel Macron's announcements during his press conference were "a revolution", "not just all the measures, but the philosophy behind them".
"The things that were brought by the President of the Republic are the deepest things you could imagine," said this close ally of the Head of State on BFMTV, defining the "philosophy" of this "revolution": "progress for all by asking the best for everyone". "This is basically the answer to all criticism that has been made, including the 'yellow vests'," said the boss of the MoDem, whose members sit in the majority in the Assembly.
"A response to the great concerns of Western democracies"
"Some maintained the feeling that, deep down, what Emmanuel Macron chose, it was an individualistic society, for the strongest, for the richest," lamented Francois Bayrou. "And (Emmanuel Macron) explained: what counts is to use all the energy that can bring the competition, to use it for the most concrete solidarity, practical, field, everyday life, "he said.
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"It's more than a big national project, it's the answer - if we can implement it - to the great concerns of all Western democracies", "it's a social project that is moving towards that we have more valuable, "said Francois Bayrou.
The mayor of Pau particularly hailed the presidential project of grouping public services in a unique place in each canton: "What were the 'yellow vests' and all those who echoed them? lack of public services in many areas of the territory.
The "yes, but" of the boss of the Modem on the proportional. A long-time proponent of proportional representation, François Bayrou welcomed Emmanuel Macron's announcement that he wanted to introduce part of the system in the parliamentary elections, but cautioned against a formula that would benefit "the majority". "The 20% of the seats, it depends how they are attributed, and there are two ways to allocate them," he explained.
"Or these 20% of seats are a common pot in which everyone draws: winners, majority and minority, in which case it can represent, but it does not change everything", he first exposed, by being unfavorable to such a system called "additive". And to call for a "German-style" system, where "the 20% of seats are there to correct the faults of the majority".