Six months have passed since the voters of the second constituency elected Jorys Bovet, a stranger who lives in the Vichy agglomeration and who comes from the ranks of the National Gathering, as deputy. Present on the pitch but not very talkative, he replied to our request for an interview.
We hear from you very shortly after the election, how do you defend the electoral college? Especially with wind turbines. We are right on this matter, even if it is a question of parliamentary suspension. We try to protect our territories, our landscapes. There is also the hospital (from Montluçon, Editor’s note)we had appointments with Dr Traaf who is gone, but also the unions.
As for wind turbines, what designs could be harmful to riding? There are a few, but overall it is an energy method rejected by the French. I don’t have any proof, but there are quite a few farmers or people approaching me, saying that there are behaviors that are changing or lower yields for farmers. Studies are not done or do not want to be done, but things are happening.
What is your reaction to the acquisition of the Montluçon hospital by the CHU de Clermont? As I told you, I am in contact with the unions, some nurses. I had been told earlier that it would be better than being mismanaged. I’m not in the hospital, I have several bell rings, if it is their wish and if it can improve, it will only be good.
What is the position of the National Gathering on the shortage of doctors? It’s a national problem. There are several problems and everything is connected. There is an opening, it postpones more than one. There is also telemedicine and supporting the nursing staff as much as possible, both in finance and in everything logistical.
The hospital, the wind turbines… Are there any other constituency related issues you are working on? There is the lithium quarry. I asked the minister a question about the disturbances that exploitation could create: pulmonary oedema, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain… I would like to know if he has implemented any measures to avoid it. There was no answer.
You are the first national deputy of the electoral college, how do you evaluate the reception received by local elected officials and by the administration? Well, except some who are more or less bigoted. It’s in everyone’s interest, we may have different ideas, we may disagree on topics, but I think we have to move forward in our disagreements and find a compromise.
When you talk about sectarianism, what do you mean? As in the National Assembly, there is a refusal of the hand. I think it’s small, but you get used to it.
Guillaume Bellavoine
