The best defense is a good offense. Le Prime Minister Has Michel Barnier adopted this adage as his own? Donald Trump ? Lying poker or not, Michel Barnier said on Friday that he had “no agenda” after his term at Matignon and was “ready to leave” as the threat of censure of his government deprived of an absolute majority grows.
While the far right could censor sooner than expected, along with the left, the government on the budgetMichel Barnier said he was “ready to leave tomorrow morning”. […] if the conditions are no longer met to change everything”. At Matignon “I’m here for a time I don’t know” and “I didn’t roll on the floor to be Prime Minister”, he reminded those attending the Assises des départements de France in Angers. “I didn’t ask for it, and I accepted to serve.
Affirming that “facing the emergency, extreme urgency and reform is his sole objective, Michel Barnier quipped about his age. “I don’t have an agenda for the future. I’m 73 today. I’ll be 76 in 2027 (the year of the presidential election). I don’t need to be reminded of my age” because “I know what’s reasonable and what wouldn’t be reasonable”, he elaborated, implying that he wouldn’t be “too old”. candidate for the Elysée.
This statement comes after Michel Barnier pleaded on Wednesday, before members of his coalition, in favor of a common candidate for the right and center in the presidential election to avoid the “extremes” coming to power.