the tough reconversion of the 155 former deputies not re-elected | EUROtoday

According to Bertrand Pancher, former president of the centrist LIOT group within the Assembly, many former colleagues are “panicked, worried, desperate” and have usually requested him for assist discovering a job since July 7. The job will be sophisticated, as Jean-Marc Zulesi, former deputy of Bouches-du-Rhône defeated by the National Rally by 324 votes, recounts: “Some recruiters want to make sure that my desire to resume a career as an engineer is definitive, that I will not return to politics. Others are afraid that I will not work because of the negative image they have of politicians,” he laments, assuring that the competitors will be powerful: “A recruiter did not accept my application because he has already integrated Macronists into his team…”, he continues.

A WhatsApp group for mutual help

Some former MPs have chosen to start out their very own companies, comparable to Bruno Millienne, former vice-president of the MoDem within the Assembly, who has launched a consultancy enterprise. “I haven't finished paying off my house. My wife has a real estate agency and I can tell you that at the moment, it's not a joy,” he worries. “When you lose 4,500 euros net per month overnight, it makes a hole,” he explains to the Parisian.

Within the Macronists, solidarity is being organized. In a WhatsApp group – created in 2022 after the re-election of Emmanuel Macron and nonetheless lively – 233 former deputies share job affords, talk about their retirement rights or the steps to observe coaching programs. According to The Parisian, The most sought-after positions are within the civil service and state-owned firms comparable to SNCF.