The Minister of the Armed Forces promises to “do not dodge any questions”. SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP
PORTRAIT – If he limits his media appearances to a minimum, the Minister of the Armed Forces nevertheless occupies a prominent place in the entourage of the Head of State.
Esteemed in Macronie for his political sense, Sebastien Lecornu will have the opportunity for two weeks to work on his reputation. At 36, “the youngest Minister of the Armed Forces since the Revolution” – this is how the press commented on his appointment last year – will begin this Monday in the National embly the examination in session of the military programming law (LPM) 2024-2030. The text promises lively debates, worthy of its mive budget: 413 billion euros for “transform” armies in a context of resurgence of threats across the planet. “With 1700 amendments, no one will be able to say that there was no debate”advances the Minister, who has ground his arguments during the page of the text in the National Defense Committee. “He lent himself to the game when he was not obliged to. He is a very political minister, that changes us. The exchanges were cordial despite a real strategic disagreement on the purpose of this budget.comments the deputy Insoumis Bastien Lachaud
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