LREM deputy Aurélien Taché, who criticized the Minister of National Education Jean-Michel Blanquer for having considered that the veil was not "desirable" among school accompaniment, apologized Tuesday at a meeting at headquarters The Republic on the move.
Stanislas Guerini at the initiative
At this meeting held at the initiative of party boss Stanislas Guerini, "Aurélien Taché said he wanted to warn against the risk of instrumentalization of Jean-Michel Blanquer's remarks by politicians who do not share the values of the Republic in Marche ", indicates the presidential movement in a communiqué," and in no case to question him ". The MP "sincerely regrets that this could be understood and apologizes to the Minister," said the statement.
"Today's meeting ends the mediation and the debate of form", said the entourage of the boss of LREM, according to which "the meeting went very well". Coming from the left wing of the party, Aurélien Taché is famous for his sometimes iconoclastic positions, especially on secularism. Last March, he caused a stir with controversial remarks, appearing to compare Islamic veil and headband. However, the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic have since expressed their commitment not to change the law which does not prohibit the wearing of religious insignia for school counselors.