Michel Barnier “regrets” the departure of Eric Woerth from the Republicans
Guest this morning of the “4 Truths” on France 2the former European commissioner did not escape a question on the rallying of Eric Woerth to Emmanuel Macron. “Of course I regret his choice and, above all, I don’t understand him. I don’t understand the words used, said Michel Barnier. There’s no party cowering (…). We look to the future and not to the past, there is no nostalgia, there are memories. »
Mr. Woerth, former budget minister, said in an interview with Parisian on newsstands today that the speech of the Republicans “describes a France that is not quite the[sienne]a nostalgic France, curled up on itself”.
“Individual poaching does not interest the Frenchbelieves Michel Barnier. They’re fed up. » Asked about possible other departures to come, the unsuccessful candidate for the LR nomination in the presidential election was skeptical. “I don’t think there will be many more poachings. Those who leave are people who don’t know what they want and I’m not interested in commenting on that. The departure of Eric Woerth is a disappointment but there are people at Valérie Pécresse who are not qualms. »