The name of Xavier Bertrandpresident of the region Hauts-de-Francewas circulating. But the latter has just announced that he will not enter the government that is about to form the Prime Minister François Bayrou.
In a press release sent this Monday, December 23, the former minister and current president of the Hauts-de-France region announces that he will not join the government.
“A government formed with the approval of Marine Le Pen”
Earlier today, his name was circulating to lead the Ministry of Justice. “The Prime Minister informed me this morning, contrary to what he had proposed to me yesterday, that he was no longer able to entrust me with responsibility for the Ministry of Justice due to the opposition of the Rally national.”
“Despite his new proposals, I refuse to participate in the government of France formed with the approval of Marine Le Pen. Accepting on these conditions would have been a denial of my values, my commitment and my struggles,” he continues.
“A mistake in dealing with extremism”
Still in this press release, the president of the Region considers that it is “a mistake” to “come to terms with extremism”.