Loyal but free. This is the adage repeated by Édouard Philippe to sum up his attitude towards Emmanuel Macron. In Gironde, this formula leans more to one side than the other. On the occasion of a departmental by-election, Horizons chose to form an alliance with LR against…. Renaissance, we learn in The Figaro.
The political formation of the former President of the Government will line up, therefore, behind the LR and UDI duo made up of Géraldine Amouroux and Gérald Carmona against the presidential field couple represented by former deputy Catherine Fabre and Aziz Skalli.
An alliance that is “the result of a dialogue without prejudice” and that allows “not to be locked into a logic of apparatus”, assure the different formations united in a press release released by RTL.
several shots away
Édouard Philippe does not hesitate to show off his freedom lately. referring to the presidency the parisian Last weekend, the mayor of Le Havre said: “I understood that in 2024, Renaissance would choose how to determine their candidate. When the time comes, Horizons too, and I think with us, there will be no primaries.” Therefore, there is no single application.
In this same interview, Édouard Philippe also sang another song than most about pension reform: “I have always said that I considered that we had to advance in pensions, move a lot,” he declared, evoking a postponement of the legal age. up to 67 years old and not 65 as the Macronists have been advancing for a few months.
Something to irritate the executives at Renaissance. “We will defend the proposed reform during the presidential elections, only this reform, only this reform,” Stéphane Séjourné restated this Monday according to the parisian. The head of the Renaissance was speaking at a meeting of the party’s executive bureau.
“We refuse to turn the legislative vehicle or the age of majority into totems that could raise unfounded concerns and fears among our fellow citizens. We reaffirm the initial objectives of the reform: preserve our pay-as-you-go system, better take into account hardship and revalue small pensions, “he insisted, taking care never to name Édouard Philippe.
Source: BFM TV
