French Transport Minister Clément Beaune on July 28, 2023. BERTRAND GUAY/AFP
COUNTERPOINT – Clément Beaune’s bet is that by making an impact today, he will be a pioneer tomorrow.
By saying he is in favor of the legalization of surrogacy, has Clément Beaune broken a political taboo or is he trying to prepare minds on the ideological level? The Minister of Transport has always defended a progressive line. His position in The Obs is all the less a surprise since he intends to embody a left wing of the majority at a time when, on school or immigration, after the economy, the executive seems to want to address the right-wing electorate .
By defending surrogacy, Beaune goes beyond presidential vulgate, Emmanuel Macron having so far made this question a red line. His former adviser knows it. And it is because he makes this transgression that his position is noticed. However, it does so without risk. If Gérald Darmanin’s offensive on the working cles has annoyed, it’s because he gave the impression of criticizing the management of the first six years, while Beaune takes great care to send back his suggestion…