DIRECT. Zemmour on France 2: a debate with Le Maire, a boxing match that everything … – Linternaute.com

The Minister of the Economy does not take this debate lightly, he measures to what extent it engages him on the media and political level. He also warned the journalists of Europe 1 during an interview on December 5: “We will discuss everything. A project for France, that includes cultural issues, migration issues, economic issues, questions France is a whole and the project must be a whole, so I am ready to discuss all subjects with Mr. Zemmour, “he said.

Does the arrival of Bruno Le Maire on the plateau this Thursday evening aim, in addition to responding to the economic proposals of Eric Zemmour, to prepare the ground for Emmanuel Macron? Not officially a candidate for re-election, the President of the Republic still seems to be increasingly preparing the ground for next April. Returning from a three-day visit to Auvergne during which he notably visited Vichy, the Head of State returns to meet the French. And in the media, his lieutenants praise his record. This should again be the case with the Minister of the Economy. Beyond being at the head of a strategic ministry, the tenant of Bercy should emphasize the financial efforts and the policy of “whatever the cost” operated by the government since the start of the Covid crisis. 19 to avoid a financial wreck of the country. But the delicate subject of purchasing power will not fail to be at the heart of the debates, while energy prices have skyrocketed and the French majority say they have lost financial capacity, despite government aid through the checks. Sufficient to enhance the five-year balance sheet?

This first debate in the skin of a candidate takes on a particular stake for Eric Zemmour. Because his campaign is currently between two waters. On the one hand, a successful launch meeting and more than 10,000 people gathered; on the other, all-out controversies and polls that keep him away from the second round. By facing a minister holding the most important portfolio in the eyes of the French, their priority being purchasing power, the polemicist has the opportunity to develop his measures in the face of a connoisseur of Bercy files, he who is regularly criticized for his proposals sometimes considered ubiquitous.

“So far, Zemmour has not bothered with the details”, retorts a Walker to theAFP. A quits or doubles. Because if Eric Zemmour’s economic ambition could appeal to the working classes, it could come up against technical or legal impossibilities that Bruno Le Maire would raise without flinching. But the aplomb of the former journalist could put him in front of the practical questions of the voters. “Eric Zemmour has an asset: he is not accountable for his actions. He just needs to brandish a gas bill to mark the spirits”, pointing to the rise in prices, warns in The world Dominique Reynié, director general of the Fondapol think tank.

For a long time Macronie chomped at the bit. The temptations to debate with Eric Zemmour to contradict the polemicist were numerous, but the Elysee had ruled out the possibility as long as his candidacy was not official. Now done, coming to argue with the former chronicler is now authorized. Gabriel Attal could have faced Eric Zemmour. The government spokesperson, recognized for his oratorical ease and his confidence, as when he had resumed on the fly Philippe Juvin on many comments made by the elected LR and doctor in C to you, ambitioned to defend the results of the five-year plateau. The choice finally fell on Bruno Le Maire, a question of political past. “It is the right (The Mayor was Minister of Sarkozy and inserted LR until 2017, editor’s note) who speaks to a man who claims to unite the rights”, underlines Roland Lescure in The world.

According to the first lines of his economic program published on his website, Eric Zemmour wants a reduction in taxes, judging the “tax system unfair, hard on the small and weak on the strong”. He thus advocates reducing production taxes. On the industry side, the candidate wants “to relax the competitive dogmas of Brussels, which oppose the constitution of national champions in Europe while leaving our market open to extra-European giants”. In addition, he wishes “to strongly encourage consumers and public procurement to favor national suppliers”. Finally, he promises a salary increase of 100 euros for people earning the minimum wage via a drop in the CSG from 9 to 2.5%, whose incomes, down, would not be impacted according to his statements because Eric Zemmour wishes to apply national preference for the payment of social allowances. So many ideas that he can compare and detail with Bruno Le Maire.

The exact program of the show has not been released. If the discussions between Eric Zemmour and Bruno Le Maire will necessarily revolve around economic issues, this will not be the only subject discussed. “We will discuss everything. A project for France, that includes cultural questions, migration questions, economic questions, financial questions. France is a whole and the project must be a whole, so I am ready to discuss all the subjects with Mr. Zemmour “, indicated the Minister of the Economy, Sunday, on Europe 1.

While he was initially due to go to Lyon on Tuesday for a trip, Eric Zemmour canceled it to “calm things down a bit” after the eventful meeting in Villepinte, but also to work on his files before being confronted with Bruno Le Mayor. “I have an important show Thursday evening, I have to work. Me, you know, I prepare things, I am a hard worker”, he assured, Tuesday, to Jean-Jacques Bourdin on BFMTV.