Speculation had flourished at the end of April, after statements deemed ambiguous. Gérard Larcher: "If the President of the Republic offered me to be Prime Minister, I would refuse (...) I will clearly refuse" "Being prime minister stems from a project that we share, a contract that we have made and therefore it is only possible before or after an election," he explained.
"We still need to be able to give lessons, in terms of migration, I am not sure that we are exemplary," he added.