Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon estimated this Monday that there was “no match” between the presidential candidates, whether from the right or the center. “Édouard Philippe is the only one who can qualify for the second round and win the presidential election,” estimated on RMC-BFMTV the woman who is still a member of Renaissance, the Macronist party whose boss Gabriel Attal has also entered the race.
While calls for the organization of a primary in the camp of the right and the center are increasing, the mayor of Le Havre and candidate of the Horizons party “is by far the best placed” because “he is double his competitors” in the polls, she insisted. He is “the only one today who can avoid the nightmare of a second round” between Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
Gabriel Attal repeats for his part that “there is no natural candidate or favorite candidate today (…), no one folds the match” within the central block. But Maud Bregeon also cited the names of candidates from LR Bruno Retailleau and Xavier Bertrand. “The time for the primary is over, there is once again, I say, no more match, Édouard Philippe is the only one who can hold this rally,” she insisted.
The energy check should be extended
Maud Bregeon also announced that she wanted to “continue” aid to resist the surge in fuel prices. “We want to continue sectoral aid,” she said, particularly for “the companies most in difficulty”. “We still have discussions to hold with the most affected sectors,” then specifying that details will be given in the coming days.
The government spokesperson also wants to extend the energy check. If 1.4 million French people were able to benefit from it, 1.6 million others, although eligible, did not request it. “I call on all French people (eligible, editor’s note) to make this request,” she insisted.
“There is a financial risk for the country if we do nothing. Without a budget, it is 15 billion euros in cost for the country and a deficit which could reach 5.9%,” recalled the woman who is also in charge of energy issues. “ We cannot have political leaders who claim to be government parties and, at the same time, have censorship announced before we have even put the budget copy on the table,” Maud Bregeon further railed.
