France new PM deadlock: Thierry Beaudet considered for the job

FRANCE 24 English

Visit our website: http://www.france24.com  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/France24_en

Transcript

00:00Thierry Baudet is 62 years old. He was a former school teacher and he is, as you said, the president of the

00:07Economic, Social and Environmental Council. In that way, he is some kind of a bridge between

00:12civil society and the French presidency, the French government, because he has a body that has been advising

00:20President Macron and his entourage. He helped organize conferences and that's also when he met

00:26Emmanuel Macron. Presumably, that's when he deepened ties with the French president.

00:32It would be an interesting decision, an interesting choice, if you will, because it would indicate that President Macron

00:38wants more of a technocratic

00:41government. The problem is, this morning and even yesterday, when the name came up and there was a bit of a surprise, a lot of

00:47parties said that he would be a bad choice because he would be a hand-picked person by Emmanuel Macron.

00:54He would be under the leadership of a President Macron with very little independence.

01:00Remember, in the past elections, in the snap elections called by President Macron,

01:05Macron and his party clearly lost the ballot, so it wouldn't be giving the right sign to the

01:12French people. This morning, you've got people from the far right, for instance,

01:16saying they would add to the chaos and that they would oppose the decision of Thierry Baudet. Many parties actually

01:22opposed to that decision.

01:24So again, we have to wait and see. We have to wait to hear from the Elysée Palace if a name comes up or not.

Category

Transcript

Recommended