"The cost of" at the same time ""

3/3/2020, 8:09:34 PM

The editorial of Figaro, by Vincent Trémolet de Villers

The gold has turned to lead. The alchemy of the first days, that which united, in the majority euphoria, the right and at the same time the left, no longer works. What seemed complementary - spirit of reform and renewed democracy - becomes, in the shadow of 49-3, contradictory. What sparked an almost blissful enthusiasm - benevolence, appeasement, reconciliation - gave way to eighteen months of political and social confrontation. "More beautiful political life" has lived, "Black Baron" takes control. At the assembly, the 49-3 comes to the aid of those who denounced it when Manuel Valls made use of it. In the party, political suits will replace, it is a matter of time, managerial practice. In municipal elections, the central force will play the role formerly assigned to the center, that of a supplementary party. The river En Marche !, whose sudden flood, in 2017, was to take away forever the old political shops, finds its bed. It is narrow. This