It is the usual temptation to end the crisis: the "social turning point" to compensate for the effects of an economic recession, the course to the left to appease a rowdy society. In this storm, "Captain" Macron hears these sirens in the voice of his own sailors. Will he listen to them?
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We must first be wary of optical effects. From the announced secession of a handful of deputies to the work launched at LREM on the “spirit of solidarity” to the call of parliamentarians to social measures, the pressure certainly seems to be exerted on one side. But it should not be forgotten that the LREM group is largely made up of former PS elected representatives. The center of gravity of the parliamentary majority has always been more to the left than that of the presidential majority. The expressions of the moment are more the awakening of a political line preexisting with the emergence of macronism. They sign the return of a classic left which would have returned from its bet in 2017.
The foundations of the presidential project
It’s no less true that this crisis,
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