Never an appointment to the Court of Auditors was also political

Surveys are in Bern, the regional campaign takes off, the recovery is expected, but the "opening", she continues. According to several sources élyséennes, Nicolas Sarkozy seems decided to appoint the Didier Migaud Socialist to the Presidency of the Court of Auditors, by order in Council of Ministers today. Yesterday evening, it is in any case the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Assembly holding the rope, before the "internal" candidate Claire Bazy-Malaurie, President of the court room. However, appointments to the Constitutional Council, initially expected today, appear to be more complicated, due to the "Charasse cases". Socialist Senator Michel Charasse was most cited, these days, among the three entrants Rue Montpensier, despite the efforts made by his friend Brice Hortefeux to push his candidacy. This played for Didier Migaud to the Court of Auditors, even though the two appointments have no connection The Elysee denied: "what matters is not that it is a personality of opening but whether the right person at the right place", argued an advisor to the President of the Republic.

Active cooperation

Until the last moment, enough bold choice of the head of the State for Didier Migaud, one of the most active opponents of Act Tepa of summer 2007, well was reluctant in the majority. "Never an appointment to the Court of Auditors was also political." "That it is too harsh or not enough, each position taken by Didier Migaud will be considered under this Prism is" regrets Hervé Mariton (UMP). Several leaders were also risky to put this post socialist personality to two years in the presidential election, especially since the Elysee Palace opened its doors to the Court of Auditors. Those who have learned to work with him to the National Assembly were concerned also his estate to the Finance Committee, the position of President is now in the resolution of the Assembly, attributed to a personality of the opposition. "We will have difficulty in renewing this active cooperation between the opposition and the majority", j. Pierre Méhaignerie, Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs, which often accompanied him in his fight against tax and social niches. The most frequently cited names yesterday to succeed Didier Migaud were Michel FIR, Indre, and Jean-Pierre Balligand issues economic to the PS, and MP, Member of the Aisne.

Common concern

If the political debate, the legitimacy of Didier Migaud is President's choice is, however, scarcely challenged, including right, even though he has never belonged to the senior public service. "II is Socialist, it is in fact much more controllable than Philippe Séguin!", dares a Government Advisor, who could count on him to accompany certain government projects (fight against tax havens, etc.). His reserve and his dislike for the small sentences play for him. His expertise in budgetary matters also. Appointed rapporteur of the budget in 1997, he was the first to have led a control on pieces and place in Bercy, to clarify the matter of the "pot". It is one of the founders of the organic law on the statutes of Finances (Lolf), which has reinforced the budgetary control of the Parliament and imposed on the State a logic of results. Skid of fiscal and social niches, for two years, is his main battle horse. A common concern to the head of State, hoping to draw 6 billion economy in the next three years.