Jean-Philippe Tanguy, deputy National Rally of the Somme, was the guest of the “8:30 a.m. franceinfo”, Sunday October 23, 2022. Motion of censorship, murder of Lola, immigration, coming to power of Giorgia Meloni in Italy… He answers questions from Lorrain Sénéchal and Neila Latrous.
Motions of censure: “No”, the RN will not vote on the motions of the Nupes
“Voting for the Nupes motion would be a political signal that cannot censure the government”, said Jean-Philippe Tanguy. The left alliance tabled two motions of censure after the two 49.3s activated by Elisabeth Borne, on the budget and on the revenue part of the Social Security financing bill (PLFSS). “The political axes differentiated between the NUPES and the RN are too heavy”according to him, particularly with regard to immigration, a real “casus belli between us”he added.
He also explained why there was only one RN motion on the PLF and not on the PLFSS: “we were not going to make a tunnel of procedural motions which would have given arguments” to the executive.
Murder of Lola: “We tried to respect the wishes of the family”
“We tried to respect the wishes of the family” of Lola, believes Jean-Philippe Tanguy. The parents of little Lola, killed in Paris on October 14, are firmly opposed to “any use of the name and image of their child for political purposes”, as they underlined on Friday via a press release from their lawyer. “That’s why we did a silent tribute. Doesn’t look like recovery to me” politics, reacted the elected official.
The RN deputy for Pas-de-Calais, Caroline Parmentier, will go to Fouquereuil (Pas-de-Calais) on Monday for the funeral of the schoolgirl. “She goes there as an MP for the constituency”, made a point of specifying Jean-Philippe Tanguy. He him “seems” that the member was invited by the family, but “in these circumstances she is not an RN deputy but a deputy for the constituency”. “There are moments of political debate, political clashes, but there are also moments of unity, of respect, of solemnity”he pointed out.
Immigration: “The problem is that political leaders do not apply the laws”
The circumstances of Lola’s death and the profile of the suspect, of Algerian nationality and under an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF), have aroused strong criticism on the right and the far right. On Thursday, Senator Les Républicains Bruno Retailleau announced the filing of a bill to initiate the “State responsibility” when he “fails to fulfill its obligations”. For Jean-Philippe Tanguy “the laws exist and I think the problem is not the accumulation of laws, it is the fact that political leaders apply the laws”. “This lady [la suspecte du meurtre de Lola] should not have been on French territory”he recalled.
He proposes that Algeria welcome its nationals under an OQTF of “lobby” on Algiers. “The Algerian diaspora in France finances the Algerian economy to very significant proportions”said Jean-Philippe Tanguy before continuing: “I don’t think Algeria could afford to cut off funding from the diaspora”. The deputy of the Somme does not wish “to forbid” but “to suspend” these money transfers.
Arrival in power of Giorgia Meloni: “When you are at the head of a government, you are not going to break everything”
“When you are at the head of a government, you are not going to break everything. These are demagogic promises”according to Jean-Philippe Tanguy, questioned about the coming to power of Giorgia Meloni. “You have to reassure all the interlocutors on whom you depend” and “today Italy depends on the financing of international markets and these are also the rules from which Madame Meloni inherits”.
The leader of the Anti-Migrant League Matteo Salvini, a member of the coalition and historical ally of the National Rally, coveted the Interior Ministry but finally recovered the Infrastructure portfolio. A ministry “very interesting that should not be underestimated”according to Jean-Philippe Tanguy.
Finally, MP RN “hope” that Emmanuel Macron, who is going to Rome this Sunday, will meet Giorgia Meloni even if no interview is currently scheduled.
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