The president of the Renaissance group in the National Assembly was the guest of “8:30 a.m. franceinfo” on Wednesday May 17, 2023.
Aurore Bergé, president of the Renaissance group at the National Assembly was the guest of the 8:30 a.m. franceinfoWednesday May 17, 2023. Political violence, bill to repeal pension reform, Johnny Depp… She answered questions from Marc Fauvelle and Salhia Brakhlia.
Grand-nephew of Brigitte Macron assaulted: “Rebellious France obviously participates in this way of proceeding”
The president of the Renaissance group in the Assembly, Aurore Bergé, denounces “the indignity and cowardice of what happened”after the aggression Monday evening in Amiens of the grand-nephew of Brigitte Macron, Jean-Baptiste Trogneux. “Touching our families should be an absolutely impassable red line. Attacking someone because he belongs to the family of the President of the Republic is just inadmissible.” She even thinks that “rebellious France obviously participates in this way of proceeding (…). Look at the social networks flooded with insults against us. Look where they come from. There is this desire to create a climate of permanent tension in the country by LFI.”
Repeal of the postponement of the legal retirement age: “This Liot bill does not respect our Constitution”
The Liot bill aimed at repealing the increase in the legal retirement age to 64 “does not respect our Constitution”estimates the deputy of Yvelines. “It is not possible to have bills that create additional burdens.” Aurore Bergé denounces the inconsistency of those who defend this text today and who “have in their political careers, always asked for the shift in the retirement age”. If the bill were still to be examined on June 8, she assures that “the 171 deputies of my group, the 251 deputies of the majority, will obviously be there”.
Immigration law: “The right and the left would be purely politicians by not wanting to vote with us on principle”
“We must be able to find a majority”, believes Aurore Bergé after Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne finally asked Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin to relaunch consultations to present a bill on immigration next July. “We have a month of discussions that must be able to exist with all the parliamentary groups in the Assembly and the Senate. The president of the Renaissance group in the Assembly asks the left to “come and explain to the French why she considers that delinquents in an irregular situation could not be deported” and to the right to explain why “those who work in our public services and in our restaurants why they do not deserve to be regularized”. “The right and the left would be purely politicians by not wanting to vote with us on principle”, for Aurore Bergé.
Resignation of the mayor of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins: “The best response that the Republic can provide is that the reception center for refugees opens”
“The best response that the Republic can provide in the face of intimidation from the far right is for the reception center for refugees to be able to open”declares the deputy of Yvelines while the resigning mayor of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins (Loire-Atlantique) will be received this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. by Élisabeth Borne. “The Prime Minister sends a very strong signal to all the elected representatives of the Republic by telling them that we are on their side.”
Johnny Depp in Cannes: “The French consider that we can no longer worship someone who has hit or killed”
Aurore Bergé finds “reassuring” the reaction of the general public to the rise of the steps of Johnny Depp, Tuesday for the opening of the Cannes festival. After his non-conviction on the merits of the case for domestic violence against his ex-wife Amber Heard, the American actor is trying to make his return to the film industry. “Things have changed”notes the deputy of Yvelines. “A few years ago, everyone thought it was normal to applaud Bertrand Cantat who killed his partner.” Henceforth, even when justice is passed, “the French consider that we can no longer adulate in the same way someone who has hit or killed”.
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