Aurélien Pradié, dismissed from his position as number 2 of the Republicans, denounced on Sunday a decision “contrary to the requirement of the rally and the respect of all members”, while affirming that he would remain “faithful” to his party.
Ousted on Saturday by President Eric Ciotti after having repeatedly expressed positions against the current of his party on pension reform, the deputy from Lot assured in a press release that he preferred his “freedom of belief to any position”.
“The decision announced by a laconic press release from the President of the Republicans is contrary to the requirement of the gathering and to the respect of all our members”, he wrote again, specifying that he “remains and will remain (t) always loyal to (his) political family”.
Maintaining an intransigent line, in particular on the consideration of long careers, Mr. Pradié threatened not to vote for the reform under consideration in the Assembly, even though the management of LR seemed to have reached an agreement with the government.
“I will always refuse that the right gradually becomes the conciliatory crutch of the macronie”, notably castigated Mr. Pradié on Sunday, denouncing “political scullery negotiations”.
The deputy for Lot, who demanded in particular that no one who started before the age of 21 did not have to contribute more than 43 years to leave at the full rate, had ended up winning his case with his group on Friday.
“That evening, we managed to bring together all the opposition and part of the majority behind our position. We must be proud of it”, pleaded this cantor of a “popular right”, repeating that the reform remained “unfair and ill-prepared.
02/19/2023 17:24:56 – Paris (AFP) – © 2023 AFP
