The Letter from Figaro of May 5, 2020

Dear readers, hello!

When Thérèse Hargot explained to Le Figaro that "for couples, confinement leads to a double or even" , the therapist did not think about the relationship between Emmanuel Macron and Édouard Philippe. However, if the duo does not spend their days together, they go through a difficult ordeal. Since this weekend, the relationship is struggling again. The President of the Republic never ceased to contradict his Prime Minister. Consequently, there is always confusion around deconfinement.

Also take the time to read the long file on the return to school that opens our newspaper.

Have a nice day,

Ronan Planchon, journalist at Le Figaro.

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The cacophony at the top of the state blurs the message on deconfinement

Emmanuel Macron, Monday at the Élysée Palace, during a press statement. Le Figaro

Our journalists Claire Bommelaer, François-Xavier Bourmaud and Marcelo Wesfreid have found the right word to sum up the executive's communication on deconfinement: scrambling. It must be said that the weekend inspired them. First, the Élysée

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