The boss of deputies Les Républicains (LR), Laurent Wauquiez, in the running for the president of the party, deplored, Wednesday March 12, comments “Unhappy” From his rival, Bruno Retailleau, towards him. The Minister of the Interior had answered a question in the morning to a question on Laurent Wauquiez’s words about France’s relations with Algeria by: “The dogs bare, the quiet caravan passes. »»
“I think it was an unhappy sentence and I’m sure he regrets it”the deputy of Haute-Loire told the press after a public meeting in front of nearly 250 people in Provins (Seine-et-Marne). “We are not adversaries. There must not be an attack, no sentences with words that can be hurtful ”underlined the boss of the LR deputies who seeks the presidency of the party against Bruno Retailleau.
In his speech, Laurent Wauquiez nevertheless accused “The executive of having capitulated before even fighting battle” Faced with Algeria, accusing the president, Emmanuel Macron, for having refused to denounce the 1968 agreement with Algiers, which gives special status to the Algerians in France in terms of traffic, stay and employment. “I cannot accept the choice that Emmanuel Macron printed to say that on Algeria we can do nothing, we are not going to renegotiate the 1968 agreement, we will continue to be humiliated”he denounced.
“Free word”
“I say it with force. There is only one path: we denounce the 1968 agreement ”he insisted, using what he presents as “His free word”. One way for him to distinguish himself from Bruno Retailleau which he affirms that he is restrained in his expression by his presence in the government. “The one who will be the president of our political family must be autonomy and the freedom to say it tomorrow”he explained.
The former boss of the party, Christian Jacob, who supported him, abounded in the same direction during the public meeting: “The presidency of LR is full -time work”he argued. “We don’t have a totally free word to the government. We are linked there by government solidarity ”he added.