France: bad patch for the Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti
The French Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti, during a press conference in Paris, March 1, 2021. AFP - BERTRAND GUAY
Text by: Valérie Gas Follow
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Searches were carried out at the Ministry of Justice for many hours on Thursday July 1.
Even in the office of Eric Dupond-Moretti, suspected of conflict of interest between his former duties as a lawyer and that of Keeper of the Seals, following complaints from magistrates' unions and the Anticor association.
After his bitter failure at the regional in Hauts-de-France, is Éric Dupond-Moretti in the hot seat?
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As Jacques Chirac used to say, “
shit flies in a squadron
”. Éric Dupond-Moretti is seeing it. After a long search at the Ministry of Justice, the risk of an indictment has not been ruled out. A new blow for the Minister of Justice, who has just come out of a more than painful political sequence: an elimination in the first round of the regional elections in
Hauts-de-France
, where he had been sent by Emmanuel Macron to carry the colors of the majority against Xavier Bertrand and the national rally.
A failure followed by a
verbal tussle with Gerald Darmanin
, whom he criticized for having congratulated the winner, his opponent Xavier Bertrand.
An episode revealing the sensitivity of the subject, for the ego of Eric Dupond-Moretti.
Reshuffle
At a time when a reshuffle is being discussed, is the Minister of Justice threatened?
A relative of the president believes that there is no "
Dupond-Moretti problem
".
But in the majority, other voices are more severe.
“
They
- in other words, the president's entourage -
overestimated the notoriety, and even more the popularity of Dupond-Moretti.
He has dated arguments on RN,
”explains a parliamentarian.
Most likely, however, Emmanuel Macron does not question his political bet on Eric Dupond-Moretti.
► See also: France: Dupond-Moretti targeted by a complaint from the magistrates' unions for conflicts of interest
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