According to Senator Hervé Marseille, Emmanuel Macron did not veto or insistently suggest names to Michel Barnier for his government
“The Prime Minister has freedom to act” to form his government, Hervé Marseille, senator and president of the centrist Union parliamentary group, told Franceinfo on Saturday morning. As far as he knows, the president has neither vetoed nor strongly suggested names, but he has a “more particular attention” to certain appointments, particularly in the areas of defence, foreign policy or security. “The Prime Minister told us: ‘I have a free hand’”said the senator, who attended a meeting of political parties with Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Friday.
“I want to believe that there are also responsible people on the left whose only ambition is not to put a brake on the government.” Marseille argued about the absence of the left in the government coalition, believing that it could vote on certain texts on a case-by-case basis. As for the counting of the votes of the National Rally (RN), “There is no attempt to reach an agreement with the RN, but they are in fact there,” he replied.
While the possibility of tax increases is tense within the Macronist group, the senator said his group was “attached to the fact that there are savings” but what“We will also have to look for recipes.” In particular, he came out in favour of taxing super-profits, super-dividends and share buybacks. “to avoid speculation.”
Asked about a possible new immigration law, Marseille said no. “I don’t feel that it is part of the government’s priorities “, although he acknowledges that there are “a strong demand on the sovereign, on migration issues.”
