Taiwan: Xavier Bertrand (LR) believes that the “integrity” of the island “cannot be called into question by China”

Tuesday April 11, Xavier Bertrand, president Les Républicains (LR) of the Hauts-de-France region, was the guest of “4 Truths” on France 2. He first returned to Emmanuel Macron’s statements about Taiwan, while The head of state Frenchman said during his trip to China last week that Europe should not be carried away “in crises that are not his own”. Xavier Bertrand expressed his disagreement with the remarks of the President of the Republic, considering that “Taiwan’s integrity cannot be questioned by China”. “This is the position of the European Union but also of the international community”he added.

The long-awaited decision of the Constitutional Council

Xavier Bertrand then recalled that “one of the points of (his) opposition” to the pension reform is the fact that those who started working before the age of 21 will not all leave after 43 annuities. While the decision of the Constitutional Council on the pension reform is expected on April 14, President LR des Hauts-de-France declared: “I expect a very clear position from the Constitutional Council on the issue of respect for the principle of equality before the law.” Xavier Bertrand also returned to the possibility of a government pact between Emmanuel Macron and LR: “If it is to do the same policy, certainly not. The basic problem is that we need a new method based on social dialogue.”