France: Bruno Le Maire lends a hand to Amélie de Montchalin, in difficulty
The French Minister for Ecological Transition and Cohesion of the Territories of France (right), walks with the French Minister for the Economy, Finance, Industry and Digital, Bruno Le Maire (left), before a meeting in Palaiseau, in the southern suburbs of Paris, on June 14, 2022. AFP - ALAIN JOCARD
Text by: Anthony Lattier Follow
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Fifteen ministers, including the head of government Elisabeth Borne, are playing their political future on Sunday during the second round of the French legislative elections.
In case of defeat, they will lose their position.
Some are in danger, like Amélie de Montchalin, supported this Tuesday by her colleague from the Economy, Bruno Le Maire.
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With our special correspondent in Palaiseau,
"
I'll give you the floor, dear Bruno
".
If the heavyweight of the government Bruno Le Maire made the trip to Palaiseau, it is for one reason: "To
give the boost which, I hope, will allow him to be re-elected MP"
, and thus keep his seat. to the government.
With 31.4% of the votes in the first round, the Minister for the Ecological Transition is 7 points behind her opponent from the Nupes, the union of the left, the former socialist deputy Jérôme Guedj (38.3% of the voice).
But seven points behind, it is catching up, wants to believe the Minister of the Economy: “
There is no panic.
On the other hand, I think that we should not underestimate the seriousness of what is at stake on Sunday”.
Amélie de Montchalin, too, dramatizes the issue.
“
It is a clear choice today.
There are two visions of France: a positive vision because we want to conquer the future, to build it, and a vision which in many aspects is a vision of disorder”.
La Nupes strikes back
So transform this local ballot into a referendum for or against
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
.
Identical strategy on the side of the socialist Jérôme Guedj, but in the opposite direction.
"
There are all those who will make this ballot a referendum for or against Emmanuel Macron
",
he explains at the microphone of RFI.
“
There is a principle in politics which says in the first round, we choose and in the second, we eliminate.
There, they have the possibility of choosing the program of the New popular ecological and social union (Nupes) and if by chance, they do not like everything in this program, they can consider it a priority to eliminate the representative of Mr. Macron " .
The French Minister for Ecological Transition and Cohesion of the Territories of France (right), alongside the French Minister for the Economy, Finance, Industry and Digital, Bruno Le Maire (left), before a meeting in Palaiseau, in the southern suburbs of Paris, on June 14, 2022. © Anthony Lattier / RFI
With few voice reserves, the two candidates will hunt for abstainers for another 3 days like this activist: “
Did you go to vote last week?
Every vote will count, it's the second round.
It's Macron stop or else.
We want to block
!
»
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