It is a formula that the President of the Republic likes. By announcing that the deconfinement would begin on May 11, Emmanuel Macron "took his risk" . It is Édouard Philippe who will set out, on Tuesday, the principles of the plan to gradually return to normal; Jean Castex is responsible for fixing all the practical details; it is the mayors and prefects who will be responsible for its practical implementation. But ultimately, it is the Head of State who will be held responsible for its success ... or its failure.
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It is in the logic of the Fifth Republic, reinforced by that of the media society: everything goes back to the president. Irrespective of the confidence that citizens place in or refuse him, it is from him that any decision with effective effect is expected. It is also a question of temperament: Emmanuel Macron has the conviction that he is sometimes the only one who can make things happen. "He reminds me of the Sarkozy saying: decidedly, I have to do everything myself"
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