Sunday May 21, Francis Letellier receives Laurent Marcangeli, Horizons deputy for Corse-du-Sud in “Sunday in politics”. The former umpist speaks on the conviction of Nicolas Sarkozy, the Liot bill on pension reform and inflation.
The former President of the Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, was sentenced to three years in prison, including one year by the Paris Court of Appeal in the wiretapping case. “Nicolas Sarkozy was a servant of this country, (…) I am saddened and I have a thought for him, friendly”says Laurent Marcangeli, Horizons deputy for Corse-du-Sud, on the set of “Sunday in politics”, Sunday May 21.
In Le Figaro, the former president denounced the “political fight” of “certain magistrates” from his view. “A judge must be impartial and that must be a fundamental principle. However, I note, like many of our compatriots, that concerning files which can have an attraction to political life, you have judges who have made their political opinions known”launches the president of the Horizons group in the National Assembly, while affirming that he does not have to comment on a court decision, “since we are in a state of law”.
According to Laurent Marcangeli, the Liot bill is “unconstitutional”
On June 8, deputies will have to consider a text aimed at abolishing the passage of the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years. On this point, the Prime Minister declared that this Liot bill was “unconstitutional”. “It’s the reality of things. We said it last week, this bill is contrary to article 40 of the Constitution”, notes the MP, because it is not funded. According to Laurent Marcangeli, this proposal is “populist, because in the Liot group, there are deputies who have been elected for a long time, who have been lecturing successive governments for 30 years on public spending, on the debt”.
“When we say that this law [sur la réforme des retraites, ndlr] passed without respecting parliamentary democracy, who are we kidding? There was a vote in the Senate, the rejection of censorship, the Constitutional Council which spoke, a joint committee which met. All the steps have been respected”supports Laurent Marcangeli.
By the end of the month, manufacturers and distributors should meet to discuss lower prices for food products, after Bercy banged his fist on the table. “I feel obliged to trust them, because they have taken quite firm positions. I trust the government to remind them, when the time comes, of the commitments made”explains Laurent Marcangeli, while ensuring that they work on their margins and not those of farmers.