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Lecornu tightens internal discipline in government as resistance grows
An analysis by Le Figaro says several measures pushed by Sébastien Lecornu, until recently broadly tolerated, are now causing unease within his own ranks. His entourage rejects claims of authoritarianism or populism and frames the approach as state discipline.
According to an analysis published by Le Figaro, Sébastien Lecornu has established himself at Matignon with a hard-edged style of internal control, to the point of being portrayed as a kind of sheriff within the government.
The French newspaper points to measures such as drug testing, holidays put at risk and lower pay, in a context where steps described as infantilizing, previously met with relative acceptance, are beginning to irritate members of his own camp.
As reported by Le Figaro, people close to the prime minister reject the idea that this reflects an abuse of authority or a populist strategy. Instead, they defend it on the grounds that a government is neither a holiday club nor a political party, but a structure that must uphold a sense of state duty and strict management.
The same entourage, again according to Le Figaro, nonetheless acknowledges that tensions rise when those decisions affect sensitive turf within the ruling camp.
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