Elisabeth Borne “had a lot of firmness, confidence, courage”, estimated on franceinfo the former Prime Minister, welcoming a speech “interesting, balanced”.
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“She was perfect”judged Wednesday July 6 on franceinfo the former Prime Minister Edith Cresson, after the speech of general policy of Elisabeth Borne. “It was a very good speech, very complete. I do not remember a first speech as a Prime Minister that was so complete”reacts the former tenant of Matignon, from 1991 to 1992. “It was interesting, balanced, she did not hesitate to say that it will probably be necessary to raise the retirement age, she was courageous.”
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Edith Cresson welcomes a speech, “result of consultation with the President”in which she has “detailed the policy it wishes to pursue, detailing the role of France vis-à-vis the world.”
If Elisabeth Borne has regularly been disturbed by her opponents, very agitated, at the helm, the former Prime Minister “doesn’t [eu] felt like she had been bullied. She had a lot of firmness, assurance, courage…”
“I don’t see what you can blame her for. She has a university and political background, a lot of experience in the field, I don’t see what more you can ask of her, but she’s a woman, so we always going to criticize her.”
Edith Cresson, former Prime Ministerat franceinfo
The former MEP and mayor of Thuré (Vienne) talks about a political class “extremely misogynistic” : “There is still a lot of work to do, the women who go to the podium are insulted”she confides, while again greeting Elisabeth Borne, who, with her “great authority”, “will be able to impose”she thinks.