The appointment of Richard Ferrand on the head of the Constitutional Council by Emmanuel Macron turned, Tuesday, February 18, a problem of the inner competitors for the presidency of the Party Les Républicains (LR). “Mr. Ferrand is a personality that poses a problem of ethics, impartiality and has no legal expertise”denounced Laurent Wauquiez. Behind the anti-Ferrand operation, the chief of LR deputies seeks to show his independence from the Head of State to raised stand out from his rival, Bruno Retailleau, “Prisoner of government solidarity”. The Minister of the Interior refused to take a stand“In the name of the separation of powers”, And says it doesn’t need to affect the eighteen LR senators of the Law Commission referred to as to vote. Senators of which he was the chief till September 30, 2024.
How a lot will their six colleagues within the Assembly imitate, whose vote towards Richard Ferrand is already introduced? “We will be three quarters to refuse this appointmentadvance the Senator of the Alpes-Maritimes Henri Leroy. We cannot accept this type of cronyism for one of the highest judicial institutions in our country. »» A reference to the proximity between Richard Ferrand, “walker” of the first hour, and Emmanuel Macron. Has the President of the Republic measured the risk incurred when designating Mr. Ferrand? “This choice is catastrophic in terms of image. One wonders how he could believe that it would pass without problem ”is surprised Ian Boucard, LR deputy for the territory of Belfort and member of the law commission of the National Assembly.
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