Paris (AFP)
Government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye confirmed that Ségolène Royal, very critical of power, would be formally dismissed from her duties as ambassador of the poles, the former finalist having immediately taken "act (s) on sacking" .
"It is indeed on the agenda this morning of the Council of Ministers (...) she will no longer be an ambassador for the poles (...) This is a really important post because we know the importance that "have the poles and the melting ice in the phenomenon of global warming. So this is a serious subject that must be dealt with seriously," said Ms. Ndiaye on BFMTV and RMC.
Only a few minutes later, Ségolène Royal reacted on Twitter, a communication tool that she has been using for weeks to pound government policy: "I take note of my dismissal because I choose my freedom of speech."
The repeated criticisms of the former minister PS, finalist of the presidential 2007, towards the capacity had been worth to him, on January 7, a letter of the ministry for Foreign Affairs reminding her of her "duty of reserve" and summoning her to put an end to her repeated salvo, on pain of being dismissed from this function she held since 2017 on the appointment of Emmanuel Macron.
"Diplomacy is one mission, politics is another," Prime Minister Edouard Philippe also warned.
According to Sibeth Ndiaye, Ms. Royal did not "wish to respond to these observations and therefore we draw the consequences", adding that there will be "obviously an appointment to be made to occupy this position" now vacant.
In her message on Twitter, Ms. Royal disputes the fact that she did not respond to the government by posting a letter addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian and to President Emmanuel Macron who, according to her, remained "without further action" ".
Ségolène Royal, who is also the subject of a preliminary investigation into the use made of the means made available to her as ambassador of the poles, has repeatedly said in recent months that she did not refrain from thinking about a candidacy for the presidential election of 2022.
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