"That's not what the center is!" Marc Fesneau denounces Macronism as "a form of betrayal"

MoDem's number two, Marc Fesneau, deplored this Saturday, May 24, "a growing escalation" on sovereign issues among the leading figures in the central bloc, a "form of betrayal" of the Macronist spirit of 2017, according to the MP, who calls for "bringing everyone back to reason."

"In the central bloc, we end up carrying the speeches, the theses, the proposals of the right, even the extreme right. But that is not the center! That is not the adventure that we wanted to build with Emmanuel Macron in 2017," the leader of the MoDem deputies, very close to Prime Minister François Bayrou , complained in an interview with La Tribune Dimanche.

Asked by the newspaper about "the tough proposals on sovereign matters" from Gabriel Attal , head of Renaissance, Edouard Philippe, head of Horizons, and Gérald Darmanin, Minister of Justice, Marc Fesneau deplored "a growing escalation."

An "escalation" that is "not legally bound, since it is often not in accordance with the European framework or our constitutional law" and which "stigmatizes, antagonizes, and fractures," he added.

Himself a member of the coalition supporting Emmanuel Macron since 2017, as a deputy and then as a minister , Marc Fesneau denounces "a form of betrayal of the "initial promise" of "balance, unity, reconciliation".

"Personal interests in view of 2027 invite excess. Let's not forget: the French always prefer originals to copies," warns the former Minister of Agriculture. "In the end, we give the point on the one hand to the RN, which can say 'you see that I was right', and on the other hand to LFI, which can say 'you see that they are on the far right'."

"We will not let this happen. I know that many within the central bloc are expressing doubts. Let's be numerous to bring everyone back to reason. Because the prevailing demagogy is toxic," he added.

Asked about the role of the Prime Minister, traditionally the leader of the majority, the MP said that "his room for maneuver is inherently complicated" in the absence of a majority in the National Assembly. "It is also up to us to regulate these excesses, not just the government," he said.