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In a speech Friday, and a television interview, yesterday on France 2, François Fillon landed in majority leader and took date for the future. Closing the UMP parliamentary days in Biarritz, the Prime Minister well ensured lie above the internal battles between Jean-François Copé and Xavier Bertrand for the leadership of the party. "Person must separate his personal future of our common fate." "And no person shall exercise his talents against its own camp", he launched, evoking even "indecent ambitions." To attract this replica of Jean-François Copé yesterday on iTélé: "No one is in a position to give good and bad points."

Beyond the recall order, François Fillon spoke of the France and defended the reforms, mixing sentences that sounded like a farewell to a few weeks of the great Government reshuffle - "I have no reason of nostalgia, no black idea" - formulas forward-looking, to "the finish line of 2012". A supporter of François Fillon decrypts: "it was a speech to double entry: if he leaves, he will have its balance sheet; If there is, he is will be identified in the opinion.

New challenge

Identification in opinion, well that is the purpose of the interview of the Prime Minister broadcast yesterday by France 2. The head of Government calls its task of "exciting", explains he learned of Philippe Séguin, which he was a faithful, "the meaning of the State and the general interest" and "a certain rigor in the expression. "There are people who deserve to be more discreet," advance, without saying if he thinks the head of State. With regard to the latter, arises in ally and certainly not collaborator or crony, since, says, "Nicolas Sarkozy has never been his mentor". If fixed on his fate, François Fillon household all possible outcomes. But if the head of State decided to renew it at Matignon, it should be with a premier stronger and more secure to him three years ago. And if on the contrary, it is separated François Fillon promised Friday to enable to "offer to the President of the Republic the power to extend its action beyond 2012". Yesterday questioned on his future after Matignon, he wished to "not repeat endlessly the same things", wishing to "a new challenge." "I don't see myself not ...". "do what I have seen many other politicians do, i.e., after having exercised high responsibilities, again almost at the bottom of the field," he said. The Prime Minister is therefore not become backbencher of the Sarthe. But what then His supporters as potential rivals seem now convinced that take over the UMP it really - interest "is not what the passionate about the most", slips a close. A withdrawal momentary to refine his stature "The temptation of Sablé (land of election), this is not the kind of home", recently gave an advisor. Faithful to the Assembly the well would take the Presidency of the Palais-Bourbon. But now, the incumbent, Bernard Accoyer, said, last Wednesday, that he wanted to stay to perch "through the legislature.