François de Rugy will he be able to hold? Engulfed in the controversy surrounding his dinners at the Hotel de Lassay, but also around his social housing and expensive work in his apartment, the Minister of Ecological Transition currently keeps the support of the Elysee and Matignon . And is currently working on fine tuning his defense.
Indeed, if his entourage says very affected and injured, François de Rugy, who refuses any idea of resignation, seems determined to fight to "wash his honor". All day Saturday, the former president of the National Assembly remained in the Ministry of Ecological Transition, and prepares including the elements it will provide the various investigations and inspections opened on his dinners or his controversial work.
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On the merits, the minister shows his serenity, and promises that he will repay if necessary. But the former member of EELV and his entourage live this sequence with a sense of injustice. "It's a delusional thing, a relentless thing," a loved one gets carried away.
"He gave his truth, but it did not print"
Around François de Rugy, however, we fear new revelations. Especially since so far, the supports remain discreet or non-existent. In the government, the ministers have taken their distance, and in the entourage of the President of the Republic, one wonders about the minister's communication strategy. "The problem is not so much what is criticized as the poor communication he has developed", alarmed a member of the Elysee.
In the meantime, François de Rugy will not do more media, his recent release on Friday morning on television, on the verge of tears, not convincing. "He is sincere, he gave his truth, but it did not necessarily print," says one of his close advisers.