“We have saved the subsidies from the common agricultural policy”, assures François-Xavier Bellamy, head of the Les Républicains list

François-Xavier Bellamy was the guest of “L’Evénement” on France 2, Thursday March 28. The MEP and head of the Les Républicains list answered questions from Caroline Roux, two months before the European election scheduled for June 9. He first defended his party’s position on the common agricultural policy (CAP). “We saved the CAP subsidies, no farmer tells us today that he would live better without it”pleaded the candidate, who said he wanted “preserve an agriculture that produces”.

François-Xavier Bellamy also reacted to the deficit who slipped and reaches 5.5% of GDP in 2023. “It is very clear that this government is putting France in danger. The country’s budgetary trajectory, we have continued to say with the right, puts all French people in an extremely serious danger zone.“, did he declare. “The real issue for France is to get out of hyper-administration”also said the Republican candidate. “We need to invest more in our defense, in the transition, but we need to get out of this debt spiral.”.

Questioned by Caroline Roux on the differences between the Republican program and that of the National Rally, which is leading the polls, François-Xavier Bellamy cited unemployment insurance, explaining that the RN does not want a new reform, and Europe. He denounced a party “to absent subscribers” at the European Parliament to conclude this interview.