The Minister of the Interior arrived in Dijon this Thursday, June 10 in the early morning. A trip that adds to the long list of visits made by members of the government in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, since the beginning of May.
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Olivier Véran, Florence Parly, Jean-Michel Blanquer on two occasions, just like Barbara Pompili then Elisabeth Borne … not to mention the Secretaries of State or an interview with the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, in the morning of France Blue Belfort Montbéliard. Since the beginning of May, the waltz of ministers in Burgundy-Franche-Comté has not ended.
Even the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, visited the region at the end of May, officially to talk about the culture sector. But this move to the city of the head of the LREM list for the regional, Denis Thuriot, owed nothing to chance
This June 10, it’s Gérald Darmanin’s turn to go to Côte-d’Or. At 10 days of the first round, it was no longer an official trip by the minister, but a support visit to the candidate. A question arises: why so many ministerial trips?
“They come to support a territory in danger”
“We must believe that I have great confidence from them“, smiles Denis Thuriot, LREM candidate for the presidency of the region and mayor of Nevers. At the end of a meeting held in the morning alongside the Minister of the Interior, he did not hesitate to stand as a bulwark against at the National Gathering.
“They mainly come to support a territory. A territory that is in danger“, hammers the candidate.”We are this shield because we resemble the majority of Burgundians and Francs-Comtois. Our fellow citizens must understand that their future is certainly not in the far right movements.“
A parliamentary collaborator is less nuanced. “The A lot of things are happening in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, in terms of security, that sort of thing. It could make it possible to cut back a little on the territory of the RN. If the ministers parade, it is because they consider the region winnable.“
VIDEO. In Dijon, Gérald Darmanin supports a candidate … whom he does not know so well
Ministerial visits either castigated or ignored by the opposition
But these successive displacements annoy the opposition. Starting with the RN candidate, Julien Odoul.
Regarding the travel of Gerald Darmanin, he mentions “electoral tourism” on the part of the Minister, who prefers to “support the macronist candidate” than to fight against “insecurity and savagery”.
The Minister of the Interior does electoral tourism in #Dijon to support the macronist candidate. Obviously, the fight against insecurity and impoverishment does not occupy the entire agenda of @GDarmanin which flouts the period of reserve and the republican tradition. https://t.co/Zv6cZfw3xd
– Julien Odoul (@JulienOdoul) June 10, 2021
The camp of Marie-Guite Dufay, candidate for re-election, is less bitter. “Odoul is well placed to talk about electoral tourism even though he brought in Marine Le Pen a few weeks ago!“, laughs a source close to the outgoing president.”If there are ministerial visits, it may be that the campaign is slipping a bit.“
The other candidates do not hesitate to bring in national support. Sunday, it was Anne Hidalgo who was alongside Marie-Guite-Dufay. This June 10, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is alongside Bastien Faudot and Friday, the President of the Republicans Christian Jacob will come to support Gilles Platret in Besançon.
Not enough to panic in any case the police. In recent years, ministerial visits have multiplied in Côte-d’Or. “When François Hollande was president, we thought that there were a lot of official visits because Dijon was a city on the left. But it’s never really stopped since“, smiles Christophe Benoit, departmental delegate of the UNSA Police.”Of course, it is an additional workload that can pose some organizational and staffing problems. But the procedures are well run, the hierarchy knows it by heart.“
The rhythm does not relax. Next Friday, Prime Minister Jean Castex will in turn come to support Denis Thuriot.
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