François Bayrou, Anything Mendesist?

Marianne

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From Clemenceau to Simone Veil, via Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, each member of the government claims his inspiration. François Bayrou turns to Pierre Mendès France...

Radio France

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For six months in Matignon, the Prime Minister seems to have endorsed his government's inability to pursue a coherent policy because of the absence of a majority in the National Assembly.

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EFFORT – this is the magic word that François Bayrou has found to characterize the new fiscal season. We know that the latter promises to be more perilous than ever, both in terms of the balance of public accounts, judged out of control by the Court of Auditors, than in terms of the survival of his government. He therefore plans to ask for an effort from all the French, as fair as possible, but an effort sufficient for France to finally get out …