the central bloc awaits the Prime Minister firmly

Michel Barnier finishes writing his general policy declaration which he will deliver on Tuesday to the National Assembly. Without going as far as censorship, the Macronists and their allies are demanding guarantees.

The new Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, will dive back into the arena, Tuesday October 1, during his general policy speech and rediscover the thrill of these few steps which lead to the podium of the National Assembly, 15 years old after his last speech in the chamber, when he was Minister of Agriculture. This time facing him, on the benches, there will ultimately be few friends. Even among its own, the right is divided, just like the Macronists and their allies, called the central bloc. These MPs will dissect his every word

The excitement is at its height, for Michel Barnier in the first place. He is playing for his survival and will try to avoid a motion of censure in the process, but also for his allies of circumstance, from the central bloc. Macronists, who are certainly part of his government, but who, on the National Assembly side, are far, sometimes very far from being part of the party. The Prime Minister will face 50 shades of centrism, and everyone is waiting for him around the corner. The right wing urges him not to increase taxes, in the Tribune Sundaywhich is similar to a pressure attack. In the entourage of Gabriel Attal, now boss of the ex-majority group, we are calling for a “clarification” on the line, on the continuation, to get out of the vagueness. The MoDem wants guarantees, particularly on proportional representation. “The first people to reassure are not Marine le Pen, it’s not the National Rally, it’s us,” insists a deputy.

On the side of the central bloc, the Prime Minister has no censorship to fear; if so, it would be at the margins. “We want it to work,” we slip to franceinfo, but a MoDem deputy warns, if Michel Barnier at the head of a government which leans to the right does not rebalance things, it will be without them, which means: no vote, no support of his next texts at the assembly. For the new Prime Minister, it is difficult to do without MoDem and its 36 votes.

Nothing has filtered at the moment about what Michel Barnier will say. The content will most certainly remain secret until Tuesday 3 p.m. Some people still think they know that he ultimately won’t say much, only the broad outlines, that he will perhaps refer to consultations, for example, a way of not taking any risks.