Le Premier ministre François Bayrou va s’exprimer à l’Assemblée ce mardi. MAXPPP – Alexis Sciard
François Bayrou s’exprimera à l’Assemblée nationale devant les députés pour son discours de politique générale. Plusieurs points importants devraient être abordés tels que la réforme des retraites ou encore le budget 2025.
L’essentiel :
This live broadcast is over. At 3pm, Prime Minister François Bayrou will speak from the Chamber on the occasion of his general policy speech. The tenant's speech is particularly anticipated after the censure of the Barnier government last December. At the heart of the negotiations, the budget, or even the pension reform, which the left wants to suspend. But there will be "neither suspension nor repeal" of the pension reform but a renegotiation for about three months, that is, before a new change in the retirement age group, said François Bayrou during a meeting Tuesday morning at Matignon, according to several participants. 2:09 p.m.
On video
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What about the PS ?
The Socialist Party will censure François Bayrou's government on Thursday unless it obtains “a clear answer” on its demand to submit the pension issue to Parliament regardless, its leader Olivier Faure.
“What I ask of the Prime Minister is that he be clear and that he say that, whether there is an agreement or not” between the social partners, “Parliament will be seized of the question of pensions on the basis of the proposals that will have been made by one and all,” said on TF1 the First Secretary of the PS after the general policy statement of François Bayrou.
6:19 p.m.
Mélenchon reacts
The PS has brought the New Popular Front “to the ground” by negotiating with the government on the pension reform, accused the leader of LFI Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Tuesday, mocking the concessions “grotesque” granted according to him by Prime Minister François Bayrou to the socialists.
“The concessions granted to the socialists are so grotesque, we will leave them the pleasure of explaining to you what they consist of”, Jean-Luc Mélenchon joked in front of journalists, calling on his partners in the left-wing alliance to “vote for censure”, otherwise they “will support the government” , he accused.
6:04 p.m.
LR reaction
LR MP leader Laurent Wauquiez warned Prime Minister François Bayrou on Tuesday that he would oppose the proportional representation he proposed in his general policy statement, while providing “demanding support, text by text” to government.
“Proportional representation is the guarantee that the exceptional political disorder we are experiencing today will become the rule,” affirmed the deputy of Haute-Loire, estimating that this electoral system “would anchor political instability and the primacy of partisan interests over the general interest at the heart of our institutions.”
4:53 p.m.
Censorship ?
The environmental and social group will vote on Thursday to censure François Bayrou's government, its leader, Cyrielle Chatelain, assured on Tuesday, “appalled” by a “poor speech” and “vague” after the Prime Minister's general policy statement minister.
“Overall, within the environmental and social group, we were appalled, appalled by a poor speech, which was vague, which gave (…) winks to the RN (…) The only thing we remembered is that the government will not go back on the pension reform, there will be no suspension (…) Ecology is 158 words after an hour and a quarter of speech (…) In two days we will vote for censure” , she reacted to the press.
4:27 p.m.
“The French promise”
Insisting on the importance of actions, “the goal of this statement is for the French is to get out of uncertainty” . To move “from discouragement to a held but reasonable hope”. “If we are wrong, we will correct it”, assures François Bayrou.
16h26.
High Commission for Children
As Emmanuel Macron had announced, a High Commission for Children will be created at the beginning of this year.
16h25.
Disability
The Prime Minister commits to implementing “full reimbursement of wheelchairs by 2025”.
4:24 p.m.
Mental health
François Bayrou reaffirms that mental health will indeed be the country's “great national cause” in 2025, as Michel Barnier had announced during his term.
16h22.
Daily life
The issue of poor housing, transport, the difference in model between Paris and the metropolis and the rest of France, that of health and medical deserts… are all subjects on which the Prime Minister is committed to working.
16h17.
Agriculture
“Until recently, farmers were certain that they were the best experts and defenders of nature. Today, they are accused of causing harm,” laments François Bayrou.
He mentions injustices in terms of standards and water resources. Issues that will be addressed “in the agricultural orientation law” , the head of government promises.
4:13 p.m.
Overseas
To “rebuild Mayotte”, the “Mayotte debout” plan will have to be implemented. And then, in New Caledonia, following the events of May 2024, it will be necessary to ensure that the political process resumes
“Each of these territories has its own situation, its own opportunities and its own difficulties”, so Manuel Valls will prepare a plan for each overseas territory.
16h06.
School
“How can we accept that the French school system is ranked in the way it is today ?”, asks François Bayrou. He wants to give everyone the opportunity to learn the ropes. “Children are not like leeks: they don't all grow at the same speed”, compares the Prime Minister, not without a few boos from the deputies.
Screens, Parcoursup, reading… are all questions that will need to be addressed, lists the Prime Minister.
4:04 p.m.
Ecology
“Contrary to what some people think, ecology is not the problem, it is the solution”, praises the Prime Minister. Preserving biodiversity, low-carbon strategy, producing energy using nuclear and geothermal energy, addressing the issue of water, promoting adapted mobility such as hydrogen and cycling… lists the head of government as areas on which work will be needed to deal with climate change.
3:57 p.m.
Immigration
Climate crisis, conflicts… have led to waves of immigration and will continue to do so, states the Prime Minister, without denying the impacts that this can have. For him, taking the question on the scale of a village: “if a family settles”, everything is fine, but “if thirty families settle down”, this could cause problems.
He points out in particular immigration to Mayotte, which “weighs” on the lives of the Mahorais. “It is the government's responsibility to maintain and enforce order in Mayotte as in mainland France.” “Respecting these people means integrating them into an order where everyone can recognize themselves”.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000On the OQTFs, he explains that of the 140,000 issued each year, only 7% are executed. He points out the responsibility of the countries of origin of these people targeted by OQTFs who refuse to welcome their nationals forced to leave France.
François Bayrou wants to re-establish the “inter-ministerial committee for immigration control” .
3:55 p.m.
Yellow vests
We must “tear down the wall that exists between the two groups,” insists François Bayrou, indicating that he will resume “the study of the grievance books” written by the social movement a few years ago.
3:52 p.m.
Republican Refoundation
“For this reason, France has always carried within it solidarity and fraternity”, regardless of its conditions and social background, its origins. He mentions the fact of giving “chances”. Adding that equality between women and men is also very important in France, slipping in a comparison with Afghan women. “This equality [in France] requires a merciless fight against VSS and equal pay and professional equality.”
3:49 p.m.
Public deficit
French Prime Minister François Bayrou assured Tuesday that he intended to revise upwards the country's public deficit target to 5.4% of GDP in 2025, compared to around 5% for his predecessor's government, he assured during a general policy speech.
“The government has therefore decided to revise its growth forecast for 2025, it was 1.1% before the censure (of the previous government, editor's note), we set it at 0.9%, in line with the forecasts of the Bank of France. It will be proposed to set the public deficit target for 2025 at 5.4% of GDP”, he said.
3:47 p.m.
Simplify
The Prime Minister wants to launch a debureaucratization project, and return “power to the field” . In the same vein “the economic simplification bill” must be adopted quickly. Furthermore, he calls for “re-examining the issue of the accumulation of mandates” – impossible since 2014 – for a “simultaneous exercise of local and national responsibility” .
3:36 p.m.
“To reconcile”
This is the government's second major objective. “We will not achieve the unity of the country through incantations” but through “democracy”, begins François Bayrou.
He insists on a need for pluralism. Addressing the leader of LFI, he declared: “I know Jean-Luc Mélenchon well […] but I do not approve of the strategy […] of making everything conflictual.”
Returning to the root of secularism (making one people), he calls himself “defender of political parties”, of “public utility movements”. He also wants to create a “bank of democracy” to let the public finance political life, and not private organizations.
For the leader of government, we must set up a “legislative voting method” to represent “the people in our assemblies” .
Finally, he asks, “democracy requires access to reliable information”, adding that it will be necessary to base oneself on the general states of information. And the “reform of public audiovisual media must be carried through to completion” .
3:27 p.m.
Pension reform
The pension system is in deficit, deplores the Prime Minister. “Pensions represent 50%” of the “1,000 billion debt of the last 10 years” .
“Pension reform is vital for our country and for our social model.” So “I choose to put this subject back on the table”. François Bayrou will ask “in a flash mission of a few weeks”the Court of Auditors to estimate the cost of pensions in order to transmit the results to “all French people”. In addition, the social partners will meet on Friday.
“I would like to set a shorter-term deadline, that of our autumn”, declared the head of government regarding the pension reform. He formulated the idea of working “in the same room around the same offices” on the reform within three months following the Court of Auditors' report. If at the end of the discussions, “the partners did not agree”, it would be the very controversial pension reform discussed last year that would apply.
3:24 p.m.
The budget
“We must pull ourselves together to adopt without delay”the State and Social Security budget projects, affirms François Bayrou. P
The public deficit target will be revised upwards to 5.4% of GDP, adds the Prime Minister. Furthermore, Bayrou announces the creation of a special fund “entirely dedicated to State reform” .
3:22 p.m.
Three challenges
As a matter of urgency, a budget will have to be adopted, asserts François Bayrou. Then, the country will need stability: “which requires reconciliation.” Finally, it will be necessary to “reestablish public action”.
3:19 p.m.
Thanks for his ministers
François Bayrou addressed a few words of thanks to some members of his government, notably Elisabeth Borne and Manuel Valls, both former prime ministers.
15h12.
“Mixing up my pages”
François Bayrou admitted to mixing up his notes: “It's because I'm a neophyte” , he joked. Before resuming his speech, to a few boos and a few rounds of applause. The mention of the recent initiatives of Donald Trump and his sidekick Elon Musk clearly came a little too early in his speech…
3:10 p.m.
A world in crisis
“This aggression was a signal: that of the reign of brutal force,” deplores Bayrou. Adding that North Korea and Iran supported Russia in the invasion of Ukraine, “a country the size of France” .
Monetary offensive, capture of global research, technological domination… this “new global disorder” is pushing France and Europe to assert themselves on the global chessboard.
3:06 p.m.
Over-indebtedness
Over-indebtedness is extremely serious, admits the Prime Minister, adding: “What uncertainties and difficulties this situation creates.” Before listing the successive governments that have seen the debt increase since the 1980s: “There will be enough for everyone,” François Bayrou says ironically. Explaining that “all government parties without exception have a responsibility in the current situation.
“This debt is a sword of Damocles hanging over our country and our social model,” added the Prime Minister, accusing “all the opposition parties” of demanding “constantly additional spending”, which produces a “fatal tango that has led us to the edge of the precipice”.
3:04 p.m.
An optimistic start
Not without irony, François Bayrou admitted the division that reigns in the lower house of Parliament. Adding that “this situation is an asset”. Because according to him when everything goes wrong, “we are forced to be courageous” .
“The injunction that the country assigns us”, is to “regain stability”, said Bayrou.
3:02 p.m.
Prime Minister's New Year's Greetings
François Bayrou addresses his New Year's greetings to the National Assembly.
3:01 p.m.
The DPG begins
The drums are beating in the concourse, the Prime Minister's general policy speech is imminent…
2:52 p.m.
PS and censorship ?
“A priori”, note Le Parisien, the socialists will not vote for the censure of the Bayrou government. Adding: “If there is censorship, it will be during the budget.”
2:43 p.m.
Pension reform
Before his general policy speech, the Prime Minister announced that there would be “no suspension or repeal” of the pension reform.
Also read: General policy speech: François Bayrou assures that there will be “no suspension or repeal” of the pension reform
2:08 p.m.
Start of live
Hello and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the general policy speech given by Prime Minister François Bayrou.