In an interview published by the weekly newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Nicolas Sarkozy described Emmanuel Macron's decision to return citizens to the polls immediately after the European Parliament elections as “strange.”
They are more at risk of confirming their anger than denying it
– thought the former head of state.
The dissolution of the National Assembly “poses a great danger to the already fragmented country, because it may push it into a state of chaos from which it will be very difficult to extricate itself. And also to the president, who still has three years to go.” Nicolas Sarkozy said: “He has stayed in his term, and who would I be better at.” I want him to see the three years to achieve what the French want.”
“Now that the solution has been decided, the president must not only explain why he made this decision, but also explain what he understood from the message of the French people and state clearly what he wants to do. Any other strategy is incoherent.” The former president said.
According to Nicolas Sarkozy, “It would be a big mistake to fight national collapse as if it has not changed.” “The validity of the National Front's economic decisions is a much more important aspect than the completely false issue of whether they belong to the republican community or not.”
Nicolas Sarkozy believes that the action against the strengthening of the National Front party is not to “scare” it. The former head of state also criticized the decision of the leader of his party, the centre-right Republicans, Eric Ciotti, to accept Marine Le Pen's offer to form an electoral alliance between the two parties. The party president remained alone in his position, and the leadership expelled him from the party.
He added, “He made a mistake when he closed a debate before it had a chance to develop (…) He should have presented (the issue) to the leadership and proposed to party members to vote electronically in a short time. (…)” Nicolas Sarkozy said that this did not happen. .
The former president stated that he does not fundamentally support an alliance between his party and the National Front, because the traditional right is “so weak that it is more about fusion.” He believed that “being a representative of the National Front Party is not an ambition, but rather an admission of resignation.”
“Joining the National Charter today means being a 28-year-old young man [Jordan Bardella, az RN miniszterelnök-jelöltje] You stand in the way, which, if it succeeds, does not give up its place, and if it fails, it drags it down,” stressed Nicolas Sarkozy. According to him, Jordan Bardella “was never in a position to dominate.” Could anyone lead France in such a way? Young age and lack of experience? This is a fact that all French people must take into account.
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