Not a word higher than the other. Engaged in a fierce fight against Emmanuel Macron and his government since the start of the five-year term, the leaders of the opposition parties are putting the controversy in the closet in the face of the threat of the coronavirus. It is past 1:30 p.m. when they all leave Matignon. Édouard Philippe invited them for an information meeting on the means implemented by the executive in response to the progression of the epidemic in Europe. It is time for national union.
Read also: Coronavirus: what are the rights and duties of quarantined employees?
The same morning, during a trip to the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital to meet the nursing staff, Emmanuel Macron had set the tone: " We have before us a crisis, an epidemic that is coming ... We will have to face it at best, with life going on. We know that we are only at the beginning . ”
In the process, the President of the Republic flew to Naples to participate in a Franco-Italian summit in the company of eleven government ministers. In the European country most affected by the epidemic.
This article is for subscribers only. You still have 83% to discover.
Subscribe: € 1 for 2 months
cancellable at any time
Enter your emailAlready subscribed? Login