“Criminals must be dissuaded from acting in stations. Laurent Wauquiez, the LR president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region presented Monday a reinforced security system in stations which will be tested from January in Valence (Drôme) for a year. Then, if successful, it will be extended to four other stations: Clermont-Ferrand, Saint-Etienne, Part-Dieu and Perrache in Lyon. Places that concentrate “40% of the acts of crime committed in the region”, according to the community."In France, almost a third of thefts and 20%...
He is not a candidate, but his name is at the heart of the internal campaign on the right. In media diet for several years, Laurent Wauquiez begins, by small touches, his return to the national scene. “I will tell you things very clearly and as I think of them: in 2027, either it will be me or it will be Marine Le Pen”, he assured without hiding, this Monday, in the Obs.In this fight, the boss of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes...
His reaction was quick. As soon as Mediapart was finally authorized to publish new revelations on the "political methods" of Gaël Perdriau, Laurent Wauquiez announced in the process that he was going to file a complaint against the elected representative of Saint-Etienne for defamation. The reason ? The investigation reveals that the mayor of Saint-Etienne knowingly spread a rumor in 2017 concerning him and accusing him of being a child criminal.I never imagined that an elected representative of the Republic...
Laurent Wauquiez sees rather a good eye on Sunday's announcement by Emmanuel Macron of his desire to develop ten metropolitan RERs outside the capital to promote ecological transition. President LR of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region thus said he was “ready” to work with the State on this file.“On paper, it's very good news, but our somewhat mountainous temperament now encourages us to wait until we get down to business. Because we are ready,” he said. “We, this project, we have been...
A prestigious castle rented for a small fortune, for an evening. Menus at 165 euros developed by the Paul Bocuse Institute, 90 guests and an overall bill amounting to just over 100,000 euros. According to the website Mediapart, Laurent Wauquiez the president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region would have seen things big for the second edition of the “summit dinner”. Among the participants, powerful business leaders, renowned sportsmen, cooks, representatives of the associative world or press bosses driven in a luxury...
A dispute over a million euros. The proposal made by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region to pay one million euros to the city of Lyon to finance the development of security tools ended in failure, before turning into controversy. Above all, it confirmed the deep divisions between Laurent Wauquiez and Grégory Doucet, sharing radically opposed visions on the handling of security.Last fall, when the spotlights began to shine on the Guillotière district, when urban rodeos multiplied and exacerbated the residents to the...
A search was carried out on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region as part of a preliminary investigation into the employment of Laurent Wauquiez's collaborators and the remuneration of one of his relatives, Ange Sitbon, said Wednesday the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF), confirming information from the Lyon media.“It is a procedure which is following its course”, reacted the office of President LR of the region, “as since the start of this investigation, the Region has been at...
It's never too early to settle. Already with an eye on the next presidential election, Laurent Wauquiez called on the right this Sunday to prepare "the big meeting of 2027", a "huge task" to which he intends to devote himself "entirely" even if he will not be not the next president of the Republicans.“My conviction is that we have a mission: to prepare today for the post-Macron period”, he said in front of around 200 people who came to climb...
17:16Pour sa rentrée, Laurent Wauquiez appelle à préparer "le grand rendez-vous de 2027"Le président LR de la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Laurent Wauquiez, a appelé dimanche à préparer "le grand rendez-vous de 2027" en énumérant un discours de la méthode, ce dimanche, lors de sa traditionnelle rentrée en randonnée au pied du Mont-Mezenc, en Haute-Loire."Ma conviction est que nous avons une mission: préparer dès aujourd'hui l'après-Macron", a martelé l'élu qui a décidé de ne pas se lancer dans la course à la...
Laurent Wauquiez, LR president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. THOMAS COEX / AFP LE FIGARO INFO - The LR president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region announced his decision on Facebook on Sunday, inviting his political family to "write the French awakening".Laurent Wauquiez has made his decision. He gives up running for the presidency of the Republicans but remains focused on the next presidential election.The president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region announced his choice on Sunday on the social network Facebook, while for several...
