What could arrange the PS who wants to be the case see below

Give wages of "transparency" in an attempt to appease the Bettencourt turmoil in which to debate the Minister of labour, Eric Woerth, suspicion of conflict of interest, since more than two weeks. Blow on blow, the Budget Minister François Baroin, then the President of the Assembly, Bernard Accoyer, have announced or opened the door for investigations.

The first before the General inspection of finance whose conclusions are expected "in ten days." "Then everyone will have to shut up and some will have to publicly apologize to Mr Woerth," has already decided, the spokesman for the UMP, Frédéric Lefebvre. Not sure that the drama stops there because the UMP of the Assembly, Bernard Accoyer, President held yesterday "admissible" the application of parliamentary inquiry made by PS. An exception of form nearly: it is not cited in the statement of reasons. "This is a little ridiculous but if the UMP again, it is not a concern," says the PS Group. In fact, the real issue will be the definition of the scope of the commission that the UMP majority in the Assembly can change at will, as has already happened on polls commissioned by the Elysee.

Make the case

The debate is all ways postponed to October because of such commissions may not see the day when the regular sessions. What could arrange the PS who wants to be the case (see below). The Executive hopes that things will will be reassured of here here. Otherwise, "October pensions will be passed and it is the main." "Anyway, the drama lasts already himself with the postponement of the trial", sighs a leader of the UMP.

Even if attention focused yesterday on the trial itself, pressure is still supported on the Executive. A CSA - "Le Parisien" survey, 56 of the French consider the case of "serious".

Put an end to the rollup

A new personality for the majority, the centrist President of the Senate Finance Committee, Jean Arthuis, made for the end of the overlapping of the functions of Minister and Treasurer of a party: "it would be good governance ethics to a great wall of China ...". "especially when that party is the majority party", he said on LCI. Bernard Accoyer found that Eric Woerth will "probably" be the last to be able to combine the posts of Minister and Treasurer of the UMP, even though he asked not - caution required - choose. The day before, Nicolas Sarkozy was still warranted this rollup (see "Les Echos" of yesterday) and the spokesperson of the Government, Luc Chatel, ruled out yesterday any change in the rules - this type of cumulation is legal. "He did nothing that can be alleged against him", said the Secretary General of the Elysee, Claude Guéant, in an interview with the "Figaro Magazine". "Le Monde" reported yesterday a dinner between Liliane Bettencourt and Eric Woerth in January 2008, confirmed by the entourage of the Minister. According to "Mediapart", the billionaire has received from the State 30 million euros in respect of the tax shield in March 2008 and "has been the subject of no tax investigation at least fifteen years." The weekly "The Point" ensures his side that according the records in it, the Manager of his fortune, Patrice de Maistre, explains is appeal to the criminal lawyer, Paul Lombard (who remain ultimately not on this issue) "because the Elysee had told me that he had a very good contact with the Attorney, which is true."