Julien Bayou and Patrick Mignola answer questions from Francis Letellier

With the approach of the legislative elections, the future of Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term is still cloudy. If this electoral system is generally favorable to the elected president, the challenges to be met are so great that the macronists must redouble their vigilance and arguments if they want to obtain the largest number of seats in the National Assembly.

Among these subjects, ecology. The drought that has affected France in recent weeks is a reminder of the climate emergency. “The water cycle is damaged”, worries Julien Bayou, the national secretary of EELV. Another controversial subject is that of the transparency of public life. Because, since his appointment to the Ministry of Solidarity, Autonomy and People with Disabilities, Damien Abad has been the subject of an article by Médiapart which reveals that he would have been appointed despite a report sent to LREM. “I believe that society should believe in women’s voices, but that it is justice that should hear them”estimates the deputy MoDem Patrick Mignola.