The spokesperson for the National Rally and vice-president of the National Assembly Sébastien Chenu was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo” on Friday September 29, 2023
The spokesperson for the National Rally and vice-president of the National Assembly Sébastien Chenu was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo” Friday September 29, 2023. New 49.3 from the government, public finance programming law, reduction in VAT on energy, matter of the European parliamentary assistants of the RN, autonomy of Corsica, he responds to Agathe Lambret and Jean-Rémi Baudot.
Public finance programming law: the RN will vote on the Nupes motion of censure
RN deputies will vote on the motion of censure from the left-wing Nupes alliance, in response to 49.3 activated by the government to adopt the public finance programming law (LPFP) 2023-2027, but without much hope. In fact, shehas no chance of getting through this (Friday) evening“, predicts Sébastien Chenu, vice-president of the National Assembly of the National Assembly. He blames the Les Républicains deputies who “once again, save Emmanuel Macron’s head and will not vote for censorship“.
Initially, the RN considered abstaining from the vote on the public finance programming law. For Sébastien Chenu, there is no contradiction with their intention to vote for the motion of censure of Nupes. Rather than table their own motion of censure, the RN deputies prefer to save themselves for the future. “HAS From the moment there is no chance of a motion of censure passing on this text, we reserve ourselves on the budget itself“, explains the elected official from the North. At that moment, “we will also table motions“, he indicates. The examination of the finance bill and the social security financing bill will begin in Parliament in October.
Corsican autonomy: “Deconstructing the French nation is Emmanuel Macron’s “design”
The Head of State proposed Corsica a status of “autonomy” in the Republic. In response, Sébastien Chenu declares that “This is perhaps what Emmanuel Macron ultimately wants, to deconstruct the French nation. I think this is his goal since he became head of our country.“. The RN deputy deplores the change of the head of state in favor of the autonomy of the island. “It’s the ‘at the same time’, a sort of permanent tinkering“, he castigates. “Is Corsica in the Republic, or is it not? Is she autonomous or is she not?“, he pretends to wonder. “Ultimately, he (Emmanuel Macron) does not know it very well“, And “by dint of fiddling, giving parallel statuses, giving ideas of autonomy or going in the direction of the autonomy demanded by some, we deconstruct national unity“, concludes the vice-president of the National Rally. If autonomy became effective, it would create a worrying precedent in the eyes of Sébastien Chenu.
“We will not vote for this autonomy”, he assures. “Emmanuel Macron should instead focus on solving the problems faced by our Corsican compatriots“, evoking purchasing power, household waste taxes, “on what makes life in Corsica“, continues the elected official from the North, who recalls Marine Le Pen’s score in the second round of the 2022 presidential election. “Marine Le Pen made 58% in the elections in Corsica. So I believe that if the Corsicans wanted to leave the Republic, they would have expressed it differently.“
Endometriosis: “L‘Current ALD is too restrictive’
The Minister of Health denounced the RN’s proposal to recognize women who suffer from endometriosis as disabled workers, explaining that they already have access to a long-term condition (ALD). Response from Sébastien Chenu Friday morning: “the current ALD is too restrictive, it only affects 14,000 women while more than a million are affected“.
To accusations of political opportunism, he also retorts that “contrary to what the minister says, “the RN has been working on this subject for a long time, Marine Le Pen carried this proposal in her presidential campaign“.”We must not try to play politics on the backs of women”, therefore tackles Sébastien Chenu in the direction of the Minister of Health. The RN will notably raise this subject during a parliamentary niche on October 12.
Affair of the RN European parliamentary assistants: “no mention of fictitious employment”
The RN is suspected of having embezzled European public funds, using this money to pay assistants who actually worked for the party. The Paris prosecutor’s office is requesting a trial for 27 people, including Marine Le Pen. The RN spokesperson reacted strongly: “These prosecutions come at a time when the campaign for the European elections is about to begin, what a coincidence”, quips Sébastien Chenu. He defends himself: “yes, a parliamentary assistant is someone who accompanies an elected official in his political functions. So he plays politics, in the noble sense of the term, he has commitments.”. As for the accusations of fictitious employment by the RN, he adds: “There is no notion of fictitious employment or personal enrichment in the European Parliament’s reproaches.”.
Marine Le Pen has always contested these accusations. “The Commission would like parliamentary assistants to be submissive civil servants, we consider that they are political soldiers who must play politics. This is an old war that the European Parliament is waging against us and others. We contest it, otherwise it would be putting us in the hands of this European Union“, concludes Sébastien Chenu. Modem and its founder François Bayrou will be judged for comparable facts between October and November.
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