European elections, division of the majority on the immigration law, Dati at Paris town hall… Clément Beaune’s “8:30 am franceinfo”

The Renaissance MP from Paris, former Minister of Transport and Europe, was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Friday March 1, 2024.

Clément Beaune, Renaissance deputy for Paris, former Minister of Transport and Europe, was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Friday March 1, 2024. European elections, division of the majority on the immigration law, Dati at the town hall of Paris… He responded to Jean-Rémi Baudot and Agathe Lambret.

Europeans: Valérie Hayer is “a choice of credibility and effectiveness”

MEP Valérie Hayer, head of the Renew group in the European Parliament, has formalized her designation as head of the majority list in the European elections. It is “a choice of credibility and effectiveness“, affirms Clément Beaune. He is responsible in particular for working on the program of the presidential majority for the election on June 9.

He recognizes that she lacks notoriety compared to other candidates like Raphaël Glucksmann or Jordan Bardella. “You will discover it, it’s the start of the campaign“, he sweeps away.

“I prefer that we have someone who today is not known by everyone, but who has substance, action, commitment.”

Clément Beaune about Valérie Hayer

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Granddaughter of a farmer, Valérie Hayer “has this knowledge of the agricultural world and it is very important in the moment we live in“, argues Clément Beaune. But above all he wants to highlight the experience of the MEP. “She is the president of one of the main groups in the European Parliament. She also represents our political approach, she was not elected until five years ago. She made her way within Parliament where she is very recognized. She managed to lead a group of different nationalities, she is very effective in many European reforms, on ecology, on agriculture, on economic recovery”lists the deputy.

Immigration law: “I will never receive a lesson in loyalty and commitment”

“I will never learn a lesson in loyalty and commitment“, reacts Clément Beaune. He confides having been “hurt“by some comments”often anonymous“in the press of”ministers or ministerial advisors“criticizing his position during the debates on the immigration law. The former Minister of Transport was accused of”treason“from the left.”I don’t like this word and I totally reject it. I expressed things. I was then attributed with intentions, threatening words, blackmail. This is not my register and this is not what I did“, defends the MP.

Very upset against several provisions of the text, the former minister, representative of the left wing of the macronie, launched a Telegram loop called “Values” with several ministers. An invitation to dinner had also been launched. Finally, only the Minister of Health, Aurélien Rousseau, had resigned. The Minister of Higher Education, Sylvie Retailleau had presented her resignation which had been refused by the Clément Beaune had threatened to do the same before changing his mind.

Without clearly conceding that he was ousted from his post as minister because of his position on the immigration law, Clément Beaune admits that he “left the government for political reasons” since “the quality of my work has been, I believe, recognized by all“. Clément Beaune assures that he “there is no break, no rupture, neither with the initial project, nor with the President of the Republic“.

Municipal 2026: Clément Beaune intends to “give up nothing” of his “ambitions for Paris”

Clément Beaune, former Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Paris, counts well “give up nothing” of its “commitments“or its”ambitions for Paris“, he warned, while the battle of the municipal elections for the Town Hall seat began. Rachida Dati, new Minister of Culture, does not hide her ambition to become mayor of Paris in 2026. He says he knows L'”energy“and the”commitment” by Rachida Dati “and that she is interested in Paris is not a scoop“, he stressed.

Clément Beaune does not believe in a deal with Emmanuel Macron, the entry of Rachida Dati into the government against the bib of the presidential majority for the municipal elections in Paris. “I was a minister and I know the President of the Republic a little. When you get a phone call, you say I have three conditions? I don’t think it works like that. And Rachida Dati knows it very well“, he explained.

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