INFO LE FIGARO – This Tuesday morning, during a meeting of the group at the Assembly, former Prime Minister Michel Barnier took several sharp jabs at his group president, Laurent Wauquiez.
The tension suddenly rose a notch. According to our information, this Tuesday morning, during the meeting of deputies from the Republican Right group, former Prime Minister Michel Barnier made several bitter remarks towards his president, Laurent Wauquiez. In the meeting room where LR deputies gather every Tuesday at the National Assembly, several exchanges of words took place between the two men.
As happens every week, the group leader discusses various current political and parliamentary topics. Topics on which all deputies can react. And as the minutes pass, tensions arise. First, when Laurent Wauquiez was discussing the call for unity in La Tribune du Dimanche, by 90 ministers and parliamentarians for a single candidate from the right and center in 2027, praising it as a “good initiative” that needed to be supported, Michel Barnier responded.
“I thank you for your support in this petition that calls for…
[Context: This article reports on a meeting between former Prime Minister Michel Barnier and the group president, Laurent Wauquiez, where tensions rose.] [Fact Check: The article is behind a premium paywall for subscribers.]
