At a time when it has been immersed in a political crisis for a whole year, there are not many who have been able to choose the president to choose yet another central politician and even one of their closest political allies, Sebastian Lekorni, as the Prime Minister.
They are not so much about the value of Lekorni but with how the 39 -year -old former defense minister can achieve what his predecessors have failed to do: to find the necessary consensus within the fragmented national assembly so that they can pass the budget that is considered a budget.
The close relationship of Lekorni-Makron and the status of ‘bridge’
Lekorni “is the guy with whom Macron drinks whiskey at 03:00 dawn.” An indication of their cooperation is the fact that the former Minister of Armed Forces often vacation with Elise’s resident at the presidential country house in Bregansson Castle in a lush rocky island overlooking the coast of the French Riviera in the Mediterranean.
Macron considers Lekorni as a “bridge”, which can bridge the gaps in the divided National Assembly, having managed to build a broad parliamentary majority to increase the defensive budget two years ago, while helping the French President to ” in 2019.
At the same time, as a former member of the Right, Lekorni maintains good relations with the Republican Party and represents the “continuity” of previous governments, as Macron said, while on the other hand he “won the respect of his left forces” in the way he handled him in the way he handled his way. Opposition views.
Compromise from Lecorne
It is that this time he may not send his prime minister to battle -as he had done with Michel Barnie and Francois Bairou -but allow him to make significant compromises in important areas of his financial agenda.
Already in the first after taking over his interviews, Lecorne appeared on Saturday for a compromise. He rejected his predecessor’s anti -challenging plans, Bairo for the abolition of two national holidays, and expressed his willingness to discuss the possibility of increasing taxes on larger income.
In this way, Lekorni satisfies a request by the Socialists, who set it as a prerequisite for the implicit support of his government. However, the MEDEF employers’ Association immediately announced its strong opposition, while a tax increase in thick incomes could also alienate conservative Republicans. Their president, outgoing Interior Minister Bruno Retai, said the socialists’ demands “will only exacerbate the situation” in France with high taxation.
Lecorn’s position on budget
In the light of increasing borrowing costs, the government must put public financially on a “healthy course”, Lekorni said. “The future budget may not fully reflect my beliefs. In fact, this is almost certain, “he added, calling for open parliamentary discussions.
The French prime minister did not refer to specific priorities, beyond his desire to assign more powers to municipalities and reduce bureaucracy. Meanwhile, far -right leader Marin Lepen has again called on President Emmanuel Macron to call new elections, which he himself has ruled lately.
