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L“Surveillance” is already proving its effectiveness. On Tuesday, September 24, the newly appointed Minister of the Economy, Antoine Armand, was “brought back into line” by Michel Barnier after the far proper was outraged that he had excluded the National Rally from the “republican arc.”
According to data from BFMTV and the ParisianAntoine Armand was severely reprimanded by the Prime Minister following his remarks. According to the each day, “shortly before noon”, “Michel Barnier spoke on the phone with his minister to firmly remind him that his desire was to respect all political forces and that this should prevail for all members of the government”.
Invited to France Inter within the morning, Antoine Armand had the truth is estimated that “we should not start by saying with whom we will never work as long as they are in the republican arc”, earlier than clarifying his ideas. “That means that the National Rally, against which we were elected, against which we made a republican front, does not belong there.” In distinction, the Minister of the Economy assured that his door “will always remain open with the Socialist Party, with the environmentalists, with the communists” by sustaining the vagueness round La France insoumise (LFI), a few of whose elected officers “have unfortunately exceeded the limits of the Republic very often”, in response to him.
Marine Le Pen's enchantment to Michel Barnier
Antoine Armand's remarks had sparked the ire of the National Rally (RN) executives. On the social community X, the spokesperson for the far-right social gathering, Laurent Jacobelli, had straight challenged the Prime Minister. “Hello Michel Barnier, we agree, he crossed the red line, right?” requested the Moselle MP.
As for the social gathering's three-time presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, she mentioned she hoped “that the philosophy expressed by the Prime Minister – of respect for all political forces – would be shared by all of his ministers.” “It would seem that some have not yet fully understood,” added the chief of the RN deputies.
According to data from the FigaroMichel Barnier referred to as Marine Le Pen to “reassure” her. The each day additionally specifies that the minister lastly revealed a press launch to say that “in the political line set by the Prime Minister and as stated in his speech on taking office, Antoine Armand […] will receive all political forces represented in Parliament.”
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