Chloé Lagadou, edited by Mélanie Faure 08:56, June 20, 2022
Bruno Le Maire reacted to the loss of the absolute majority by the coalition Together!
during legislative elections.
The Minister of the Economy spoke of a "democratic shock" and underlined the rise of the National Rally led by Marine Le Pen.
For the tenant of Bercy, it is urgent to "respond" to the concerns of the French.
It is a disappointment for macronie.
Sunday evening, the results of the legislative elections announced the end of the absolute majority of the coalition Ensemble!
within the hemicycle.
Indeed, according to the latest estimates, Together!
won 245 seats, against 61 for Les Républicains, 89 for the Rassemblement National and 131 for the left alliance, Nupes.
Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire reacted to the announcement of the election results, citing the concerns of the French people.
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The executive will have to go "faster and stronger"
The Bercy tenant learned lessons from this defeat of the coalition led by the head of state.
"It's a democratic shock which translates into a very strong push from the National Rally and which, I think, reflects the deep concerns of French women and men," said Emmanuel Macron's faithful ally.
“Concerns about their purchasing power. We will try to respond to them and we will no doubt have to do better. About the risk of downgrading for all these middle classes who work and want to succeed, as well as about security.
Before adding: "On all this, we have seen the problems and provided the first answers. We will certainly have to go faster and stronger."