Announced in the early morning, the resignation of the number two of La République en Marche recalled the fragility of the presidential movement, traumatized by the last municipal elections.
“At the party, nothing has changed.
Is he able to face this new stage of the five-year term?
Not in the current state ”
, unpin Pierre Person Monday in
Le Monde
to justify his withdrawal from management.
If since the summer, important changes have been made within the majority, Stanislas Guerini has been kept at the head of LREM after having cherished the ambition to be called to the government.
"My state of mind is everything except renunciation (...) I have never known with such clarity why I was there"
, he explained in early September in his back-to-school interview with
Figaro
.
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Just had to announce Monday evening some changes in the structure of the movement, on the occasion of an executive office.
To the chagrin of Pierre Person who believes that
"the result of the municipal elections, the absence of the movement in the public debate and the disenchantment of our activists are all signs of the need for a stronger internal surge"
.
Without drawing the same conclusion as Pierre Person, MP Olga Givernet admits
“that there is a need to provide answers.
We have to build up our political strength to achieve political anchoring in the regions ”
.
It will be without the deputy for Paris who judged that he no longer had the means to succeed in this mission.
"Good news"
At the end of 2018, the 30-year-old trained in the PS dreamed of taking the head of LREM.
It was ultimately Stanislas Guerini, ex-Strauss-Kahnien like him, who was chosen.
Appointed Deputy General Delegate, in particular in charge of preparing for the elections, Pierre Person has never really succeeded in working in confidence with the boss of the Marchers.
"His departure is not a surprise, he was no longer involved in his mission, so it is even good news"
, mocked support from Stanislas Guerini.
“The ethics of responsibility is not to weaken one's political family.
We have our eyes riveted on our fellow citizens, not on our navel, ”
overwhelms MEP Ilana Cicurel.
We need to strengthen ourselves politically to achieve political anchoring in the regions
Olga Givernet
However, many Walkers share Pierre Person's observation.
First, LREM is not very audible in the public debate.
Even if Stanislas Guerini claims a "recovery plan made in En Marche", his public expression differs little from the government line.
Finally, some are worried about the growing influence of executives from the right.
Like MP Marie Guévenoux.
The ex-juppeist was promoted Monday evening to replace Pierre Person.
Quite a symbol.
She should be assisted by Jean-Marc Borello, to reassure the early macronists.
Sibeth Ndiaye will integrate the “ideas” pole.
It remains to be seen whether other LREM officials will follow Person's example, which would increase the pressure on Guerini.
Which has a mandate that runs until 2021.
"I can not presume the political courage"
of the members of the executive board, eludes a deputy close to Person.
Still, the melodrama comes at a time when LREM seeks to build a common house with its allies to better address the regions, whose strategy remains unclear.
"We will not be able to build it if the ground floor is not solid,"
worries a tenor from the Palais Bourbon.
