Former minister Aurore Bergé confirmed, on Tuesday the 1stAhem October, after having filed a defamation complaint following the publication of the book “Les Ogres” by Victor Castanet that evokes a “non-aggression pact” which would have concluded with the private daycare lobby. In his investigation published by Flammarion on September 18, the investigative journalist describes the “voracity” of certain private daycare groups, but also reports on an agreement that would have been concluded between the former Minister of Families (July 2023-January 2024) and the general delegate of the French Federation of Daycare Companies (FFEC), Elsa Hervy.
“Yesterday my lawyer filed a defamation complaint. [lundi] »declared Aurore Bergé on franceinfo on Tuesday. “I will not accept that my name is defamed, especially with accusations that are defamatory.”she said. “The era of suspicion and rumor defeats facts, defeats actions, defeats truth”he denounced. “I am waiting to be judged for my actions. These acts that are clear: I changed the law, I strengthened controls [des grands groupes privés]I reinforced resources. »
Proceedings for “perjury”
In Víctor Castanet’s book, there is “exchanges that are truncated, phrases that are not there, words that have been changed (…) is a problem”he emphasized when describing his relationship with Elsa Hervy of “professional”. The representative of the private daycare centers indicated on September 21 that she had been able “exchange directly” with Aurore Bergé, “as the minister did with other actors”but she had denied having spent the least “covenant”.
After the publication of Víctor Castanet’s investigation, the deputies of the Ecologist and Social group requested the opening of a procedure in the National Assembly to “perjury” against Aurore Bergé. They suspect that she has ignored relations with lobbies before a commission of inquiry into the economic model of daycare centers. “In no case have I lied in a commission of inquiry, in no case have I committed perjury in a commission of inquiry”the former minister reaffirmed on Tuesday on Franceinfo, denouncing accusations “based on statements by political adversaries”.
