(Almost) the majority defends Woerth
At the UMP, several voices were raised to denounce as Valerie Pécresse, "attempt to destabilize" Eric Woerth when he led the reform of pensions.
Xavier Bertrand, "if Eric Woerth presented does not at this time the pension reform" the subject would "definitely not" approached in this way. The secretary general of the UMP has lambasted the "excessive" by Arnaud Montebourg and "bad political trial that is powered at this time".
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Even Solidarity UMP on the conflict of interest. Francois Fillon said Tuesday before the House that his Minister of Labour is a "righteous man" who has all his "confidence".He denounced the "long procession of anonymous accusations, slander, crows, small political calculations" about this matter.
His government colleagues Chantal and Laurent Wauquiez Jouanno spoke of a "gutter politics".
The Minister of Labour also has the support of his colleague of Economy, who said she was "a bit overwhelmed" for him to Grand Jury RTL / Le Figaro / LCI.
Similarly, Henry Guaino "can not imagine for one moment he could have committed a wrongdoing in this case. For him, "Ms. Bettencourt has no accounts or offshore and whether or not it tax evasion" is not Eric Woerth.
However, Christine Lagarde does not preclude an investigation for tax evasion for Ms. Bettencourt.
But dissonant voices have echoed through the majortié on Tuesday.As for the UMP Villepin, Jean-Pierre Grand, the entry of Florence Woerth Clymene in society "means that Ms. Bettencourt had hired the budget minister.
Alain Madelin, former Minister of Economy and Finance, has appointed Eric Woerth, in "conflict of interest, incompatible with the function". For him, the resignation of Mmme Woerth "may be evidence that [she] does not feel so virtuous as that," and the fetching of the assets of Mrs Bettencourt warrant investigation.
Defenders also outside the UMP
The UMP is not the only one to defend the Minister of Labour. Martin Hirsch, a former member of open government has called on France 2 of "human right, just, mountaineer. With a caveat: "conflict of interest, there are some things to clarify in general."
PS side, everyone does not fall unanimously Eric Woerth.For the member Jerome Cahuzac, the Minister is an "honest man" and "there is no case Bettencourt, nor Woerth case, for now anyway." PS The official criticized the harshness of about Arnaud Montebourg "which I know," he said, it has elements that are based or not. "
In opposition, there are careful … and those responsible
Arnaud Montebourg (PS) was the first, on Saturday, calling into question the maintenance of Eric Woerth the government, on the Express. Com."It seems that Eric Woerth extremely difficult to remain politically in a government that has posted a goal to fight against tax havens," he says.
PS According to MP, the Minister of Labour "has the responsibility to monitor the behavior of taxpayers the most important in France (…) monitor the fight against tax evasion, to suppress the" and "at the same time has a personal interest in the first capital of France ".
"It's called a criminal, I am obliged to note, I do not abuse the words". Arnaud Montebourg has even called on Tuesday the opening of a "judicial inquiry".
MEP Eva Joly (Europe Ecology), former judge on Sunday urged financial departure of Eric Woerth in an interview site Mediapart."It is not unusual to ask a minister to be perfect! (…) In a normal democracy, the resignation is required," she said.
Statements that worth to Eva Joly and Arnaud Montebourg called "professional slander," a complaint from Ms. Woerth, as announced by the Minister of Labour.
The SP requires the Minister of Labour "to explain without delay or detour" on the content of the case. To spokesman Benoit Hamon, he is a "conflict of interest", which "justifies it clarifies exactly the role he played."
They were numerous, as François Bayrou, criticizing the mixing of genres in the case Bettencourt. On Monday, the Secretary-General regretted that MoDem has "not observed" in France "the glass wall that should separate the money matters, private affairs, public affairs."The member of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques has invoked "the necessary caution when you are in a great public service".
For the PCF, this case reveals "alarming proximity between the interests of a number of government members and the interests of large fortunes and finance.