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Didier Migaud, Minister of Justice, guest on France 2’s “20 Heures” on Monday, September 23
Didier Migaud, Minister of Justice, guest on France 2’s “20 Heures” on Monday, September 23
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Former socialist MP and ex-president of the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life, Didier Migaud answered questions from Anne Sophie Lapix on France 2 on Monday evening.
Recently appointed to a government that leans strongly to the right, does the Minister of Justice, Didier Migaud, still feel left-wing? With a smile on his face, the new Minister of Justice dodged the issue on Monday, September 23, facing Anne-Sophie Lapix, on the set of France 2’s “20 Heures”. “I retired from political life in 2010”he replied, before addressing the new challenges of his ministry.
Asked about the Justice budget for 2025, cut by 500 million in its latest provisional version (from 10.7 to 10.2 billion euros), Didier Migaud said he hoped that Michel Barnier would make the right ones “arbitrations”, and promised to “fight” for its budget. Between prison places and the fight against organized crime, the files awaiting the new Minister of Justice are numerous. He will have to learn to collaborate with his colleague from the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, who promised on Monday to “restore order” by all means.