Appointment of Bruno Retailleau is most striking example of reactionary right taking power, says Socialist leader
The French interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, has promised to “restore order” by cracking down on crime and immigration, as critics on the left complained that theOn Monday, as Michel Barnier’s new cabinet began work after more than two months of unprecedented political crisis in France, Retailleau said: “The French people want more order – order in the streets, order at the borders.
Ludovic Mendes, a centrist MP, told BFMTV that Retailleau’s appointment was “the return of the old French right”.If Marine Le Pen’s party joins a no-confidence vote at any point in the coming months, the government could fall.The snap vote did not deliver Macron’s promised “clarification” of France’s polarised politics. Instead it created confusion, with the national assembly split in three and no group winning an absolute majority of 289 seats.
Retailleau has long called for stricter policies on immigration. As a senator, he pushed last year for the most hardline measures in Macron’s latestThe Constitutional Council subsequently removed many of the measures it deemed anti-constitutional. It is not clear if Retailleau will try to reintroduce them.
Retailleau worked in local politics and at the theme park before moving to Sarkozy’s party in 2010. In 2017 he ran the presidential campaign of the right’s François Fillon, who quit after
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
French politicians react to Michel Barnier’s appointment as France’s new prime ministerFrench Socialists’ Olivier Faure says no one from his party would participate in Barnier-led government
Read more »
France:French President Emmanuel Macron turns to veteran Brexit hardman Michel Barnier as French PMThe French president, boxed in by the parliamentary deadlock he created via a snap election in June, has named 73-year-old Michel Barnier as prime minister.
Read more »
‘I see scars’: Mel’s long and costly battle to restore her breastsAfter undergoing mastectomies, breast cancer patients face years-long waits in the public system for “medically necessary” reconstructive surgery – or crippling out-of-pocket costs in the private system.
Read more »
Mehreen Faruqi’s appointment to antisemitism committee makes a ‘mockery’ of inquiryThe prospect of Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi being substituted onto a Senate Committee into antisemitism has been heavily criticised by Australian Jewish groups and the Coalition due to her party’s “anti-Israel movement” which could deter witnesses from giving evidence.
Read more »
Thousands protest across France over Michel Barnier appointment as PMLeftwing parties accuse Emmanuel Macron of stealing elections by choosing conservative to lead government
Read more »
Nari Nari Tribal Council hopes stake in Wilan Wind Farm will help restore culture and countryA traditional owners' group strikes an agreement that could see it become an equity partner in a renewable energy project proposed for their land in the state's south west.
Read more »