It is Marine Le Pen “who sets the rules” and “plays the referee”, according to François Hollande

The former head of state was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo” on Wednesday.

A reframing… which is being reframed. Prime Minister Michel Barnier reframed his Minister of the Economy Antoine Armand on Tuesday, September 24 after the latter estimated on France Inter that the National Rally did not belong to the “republican arch“. The Prime Minister even called Marine Le Pen to reassure her, according to information from franceinfo.

Enough to make François Hollande react, guest on 8:30 a.m. franceinfo, Wednesday September 25: “Mr. Barnier’s government depends on Marine Le Pen“, supports the former President of the Republic and MP for Corrèze, according to whom “It is finally a confession” of the “dgovernment dependence” at the National Rally.

Comments that come the day after the first “quack“of the government during which the new Minister of Economy Antoine Armand was appointed”crop” by Michel Barnier after having declared on France Inter that during the discussions on the budget, his door will be open to deputies from all parties of the“republican arc“, except those of the RN. Marine Le Pen castigated the exit of the new tenant of Bercy and Michel Barnier had to call the leader of the RN deputies to reassure her and to “rectify” the position of his minister.

“The minister made a statement and he is right to point out that there is a republican arc“, François Hollande first stressed. “What is serious is not that Mr Barnier has put a minister back in his place, what is serious is that he called Mrs Le Pen because that reveals what we already know: Mr Barnier’s government depends on Mrs Le Pen.“, he noted. For the socialist deputy of Corrèze, “It is Madame Le Pen who finally sets the rule“.

“Why does he do it? Because he knows very well that the day Mrs Le Pen decides to vote for a motion of censure, it’s over.” of his government, pointed out the former head of state. The opportunity for François Hollande to highlight the numerous “hiccups” in the Barnier government.

“The Prime Minister belongs to a party that did not take part in the Republican front during the legislative elections, which gives you a bit of a cacophony.”

Francois Hollande

on franceinfo

“What seems serious to me is that rather than seeking internal cohesion, the President of the Republic needed to ensure” that the National Rally”was going to authorize“the Michel Barnier government,” added François Hollande. For the socialist elected in June to the National Assembly, if the far-right party is “legitimate” And “is part of the national representation“, he does not “is not part of the republican arc“. “But to say that the deputies of the National Rally belong to the republican arc, no, I cannot consider it“, estimated the former President of the Republic.”A minister, just like any representative of the State, must discuss with Parliament and therefore with the deputies“, he qualified.