- Edouard Philippe presented this Tuesday the government's deconfinement plan.
- On the front line since the start of the crisis, the head of government saw pressure build up after revelations in the press of possible tensions between him and Emmanuel Macron.
- In the National Assembly, the opposition castigated the executive plan, which was validated without incident due to the large majority available to LREM.
His long inspiration, before launching, resonates strangely in the heavy silence of the hemicycle. "So this is the moment when we have to tell France how our life will resume." Edouard Philippe looks on dark days to present the long-awaited plan to deconfinate the executive to the National Assembly. On the front line since the start of the coronavirus crisis, the Prime Minister saw the pressure build up a little more this Tuesday after the revelations about possible tensions between him and Emmanuel Macron in several media.
It is in this strange context, where the head of state was forced to deny “the rumors and rumors” a few moments before he spoke, that the head of government addressed the national representation. "Never in the history of our country have we experienced such a situation, neither during the wars, nor during the Occupation," he said. Under the gaze of his ministers, Edouard Philippe then clarified his plan for partial deconfinement to avoid economic "collapse", but also a second epidemic wave. The hour-long speech did not convince the opposition, and the party was then under fire from the parliamentarians.
Edouard Philippe torpedoed as much as his plan by the opposition
Jean-Luc Mélenchon attacks the first, denouncing "a calamitous management of the crisis and a risky exit". He especially accuses Emmanuel Macron of having chosen May 11 arbitrarily without consultation or preparation. "We have heard the Prime Minister tell us that he himself is not sure that on May 11 the containment will be lifted. By pretending to save it, the tribune, in reality, sinks it. "It is clear that you are the comfort scapegoat for all kinds of people, starting with your own majority." Evoking a possible second wave of epidemic, he stings: "I am surprised besides that so many people in your camp envy your place ..."
"It's the end, Édouard Philippe is going to clear before the summer."
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Edouard Philippe has fun, but the smile disappears when Damien Abad speaks. The president of the group Les Républicains castigates "a low cost deconfinement" and loopholes in the masks, tests, and "contradictory injunctions" on the school. He then evokes Matignon's refusal to postpone the vote on the 24-hour deconfinement plan, using the vocabulary that Emmanuel Macron would have used concerning his Prime Minister. "I admit that I do not fully understand this excess of rigidity, especially since it is not shared by the president and by part of your majority. "
"We underwent a" June 40 "health"
His colleague LR from the Alpes-Maritimes Eric Ciotti takes over and presses: "President Macron spoke of war but for the time being, it was a bérézina that struck us, and the war leaders did not shine. Admittedly, it is not de Gaulle or Clémenceau who wants to. But yes, we have undergone a "June 40" health. "
The elected follow one another at the microphone, and the critics return, on the lack of material or the preparation for May 11. "Improvisation is guilty, it creates distrust at a time when our country needs clear benchmarks", denounces Olivier Faure. “The right time to deconfinate is when we are ready. And in reality, everything is far from ready. We do not play with the health of French heads or tails. A failed deconfinement would ruin the efforts of the French for two months, "continues the boss of the PS.
More than four hours after the start of the session, Edouard Philippe returns to the microphone. He thanked the speakers, before responding to the criticisms of several of them. He adds, visibly tired: “Frankly, ladies and gentlemen, I prefer that we are not on a crest line. It's been a long time since I wish I had good decisions to make. Right now, I'm choosing between bad decisions… ”And to continue:“ Between decisions that are less bad than the others… ”
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