Agitated meeting of the LREM group at the Assembly with Gilles Le Gendre

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In France, the presidential majority in full psychodrama. Its leader, Gilles Le Gendre, is criticized by part of his troops following the disclosure of a note he sent to the President of the Republic. In this note, he suggests to Emmanuel Macron to separate from his Prime Minister and that no member of his majority would have the shoulders to replace him. The weekly closed-door meeting of majority deputies was therefore turbulent on June 9.

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Gilles Le Gendre spent a dirty quarter of an hour. According to our information, the boss of the deputies who walked came under a round of criticism: this note sent to the president, " it is of the coffee level of commerce ", tackles a deputy. Another feels “ humiliated ”, “ difficult to trust you if you ask for the change of the Prime Minister ” notes a deputy. And the reproaches often addressed to the presidential majority resurface: " For 3 years (says an elected official) we have been inaudible, we have to wonder about our dysfunction mode ".

Opposite, Gilles Le Gendre made amends. He denies any “ contempt ” towards these colleagues. He wants - he says - to repair the bond of confidence damaged by this sequence and he reaffirms his support for the Prime Minister.

The leader of the walkers Fortunately for him received the support of several frames of the majority, as the boss of Stanislas Guerini -which party called benevolence and as the powerful president of the National Assembly ... " C ' is unity or death, "dramatized Richard Ferrand, during this release session where Gilles Le Gendre has managed to save his head for the moment.

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