The former minister and chairman of the National Assembly Finance Committee considers that his political family “derived”. The President of Republicans, Christian Jacob, requested his exclusion from the party while minimizing the consequences of this departure.
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When Christian Jacob, the President of the Party The Republicans (LR), sees the name of Eric Woerth, Member of the Oise, on his phone in the early afternoon, Wednesday 9 February, he First of all, it is to agree on a new appointment. The two men, both former ministers – one under Jacques Chirac, the other under Nicolas Sarkozy – had to see Monday already. But Mr. Woerth canceled two hours before.
It is that the former budget minister of Mr. Sarkozy did not want to lie “. And preferred to remain silent time to make its decision. During this conversation, he explains to his old comrade of the National Assembly what he has been holding back for several days: he wishes to rally Emmanuel Macron. For him, the head of state today is the most competent to lead a country that faces, he considers, to senior challenges to those who were before him in 2017. The boss of LR N ‘. is not surprised. Rumors on a departure from Mr. Woerth have been going well for some time now. Nevertheless, it’s never nice. At the same time, the mail presenting the withdrawal of the member of the party of the party arrives at the headquarters, rue de Vaugirard, in the 15 e district of Paris.
“A President Experienced “
A few minutes later, the party leadership phones vibrate: a daily alert Le Parisien announces the rallying of Eric Woerth to Emmanuel Macron. The President of the Finance Committee would have liked to prevent Valérie Pécresse, the candidate for the presidential election, before The publication of the Parisian . Business lunch, she was unreachable on the phone. He sends him an SMS.
In his interview, the former minister justifies his approach: “I’m deeply thinking that a second term of Emmanuel Macron would be a chance for France, as it would have been the case for Nicolas Sarkozy. Faced with considerable challenges. , France needs an experienced president. “And to specify:” Whatever we say, he has shown that he knew how to manage the most serious crises. “On the orientation of his party, Mr. Woerth is critical. If he may have “respect and friendship for Valérie Pécresse”, he explains not to adhere to the “speech of LR”. He blames the party to describe “a nostalgic France, curled up on herself”.
With Emmanuel Macron, to whom he visited in recent months to the Elysee, he had long conversations, he says to the world. The goal: check that it is the man of the situation. “He has future prospects for the country that are more rejoicing than what LR offers and that I share,” he says. If I were a football player, I would prefer to play in attack than in defense, and I have the impression that the party today is in defense. “
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