Monique Barbut Morocco cancelled Var villa fire crisis

Born in Safi, the French minister of Ecological Transition had organized this trip before joining the government. Faced with the multiplication of fires, she ultimately decided not to go to Morocco.

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But Monique Barbut did not go to Gironde or the Landes to be with firefighters and affected residents.

According to RTL, which confirms information from Canard enchaîné, she joined her residence in Sainte-Maxime, in the Var on July 22.

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The minister remained there until July 27 and participated in crisis cells via videoconference. Her absence on the ground earned her the nickname "Madame Deckchair" among some of her detractors in the ministry.

Her entourage assures, however, that she devoted herself entirely to managing the fires and that this work could be carried out from her home.

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The sequence is all the more delicate as Emmanuel Macron had just convinced her to remain in the government, after her decision to submit her resignation. A few hours later, she left Paris for the Var.