President Les Républicains of the Hauts-de-France region and founder of the Nous France movement was the guest of “8:30 a.m. franceinfo”, Thursday, October 6, 2022.
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Xavier Bertrand, president Les Républicains of the Hauts-de-France region and founder of the “We France” movement was the guest of the 8:30 a.m. france infoThursday, October 6, 2022. He answered questions from Salhia Brakhlia and Marc Fauvelle.
Fuel shortages: “I want the government to tell us the truth about shipments”
“I want the government to tell us the truth about the shipments”, demanded Xavier Bertrand about the gasoline shortages that particularly affect his region. While the strike continues in the refineries, for him “the right to strike is constitutional but it must not impede the continuity of public service”.
Pensions: “If there is real consultation”, “I am ready” to vote on the text
Also questioned about the pension reform wanted by the government, the president of the Hauts-de-France region believes that “if there is a real social dialogue, efforts to ensure the balance of pensions and above all if there is justice, I am ready to commit myself and say that this pension reform must be voted on”.
Camaïeu: “There are projects that could take over the brand and some of the staff”
While the ready-to-wear brand was liquidated on September 28, with its 2,600 jobs lost and 511 stores closed, Xavier Bertrand indicates that “even after the liquidation there are projects that could take over the brand and part of the staff”. That said, he assures us that“it is not a question of reviving the slightest hope”.
“We France”: “Today, political parties as they are are struggling to convince and seduce”
Xavier Bertrand finally defended the creation of his new party “We France”. Recalling having taken “a hell of a blow to the head at the time” of the LR primary that he lost to Valérie Pécresse in view of the 2022 presidential election, he now believes that “political parties as they are have trouble convincing and seducing”.
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