The warning was for the UMP as for Centrists

Apostle of the "master" against "excesses" of any flight, including those of his camp. Thus landed yesterday François Fillon who said in his greeting to the press, that "the year 2011 calls for a political mastery." How to cultivate his profile of serious and reasonable man that attracts him the favour of the right-wing electorate. How to distinguish itself from the bretteurs of the majority.

The Prime Minister was so roundly shouted the leader of the UMP Christian Jacob deputies, who recently wished to "reflect on the relevance of the life of officials hiring." "Do not radicalize dummy objections." "It should not suggest that the State would distribute annuities to life", told before ruling in aside, that this debate was "frankly unnecessary".

On the 35 hours, reframing of François Fillon was slightly more nuanced. As Nicolas Sarkozy, he found "legitimate" re-launched debate right by Jean-François Copé and the Liberal wing of the UMP, but to immediately prevent it "look without dogmatism or excess things". And to estimate in substance that the flexibilities of the Aubry laws introduced "since 2003" (when he was Minister of Social Affairs) already blew most of the "locks". If it did not exclude "go any further", the Prime Minister has sought to answer the questions of trade unions and employers. While the first concern of raising legal weekly working time, François Fillon ensured that any potential "new solutions" should be "imagined at the level of the enterprise" and "non-directive and unilateral manner" by the Act.

Reassure business leaders

The head of the Government primarily sought to reassure business leaders at the time where the leaders of the UMP have views on the relief of loads billion. "There is no question of calling into question these breaks are a key element of our competitiveness", he said, sharp, after having recalled that exemptions "finance the 35 hours that they support the low-skilled jobs". In the same vein, the President of the Assembly, Bernard Accoyer desired, in an interview with the "world", the creation of a parliamentary mission on "the competitiveness of businesses and social funding".

If it was more accurate than Nicolas Sarkozy on the 35-hour record, François Fillon has when even waited for the head of State has marked the debate to resume his distances with Jean-François Copé leaving any last week the Minister of labour Xavier Bertrand mount at the front. Question of prudence. Will also be given special status by the majority.

"Fillon does not want to return the ball with Copé." "He wants to remain above the fray, as Sarkozy", analysis a Minister. If he does not dispute the role of "stirrer of ideas", the Prime Minister still critical trough the Secretary General of the UMP when it assigns for mission in the majority of "avoid lapsing into unnecessary and brutal clashes" and to "resist the demagoguery Moose", including on the national Front.

"I will do everything to coordinate and unite efforts of the majority because if diversity is its legitimacy, it also has its political limits!", still launched François Fillon. The warning was for the UMP as for Centrists. It was especially to the Prime Minister to claim its position as leader of the parliamentary majority.