He growls, he thunders, he annoys Emmanuel Macron.
Sunday morning, it was Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, whose contested re-election in August was not recognized by the European community, who took for his rank in the columns of the JDD: "What is happening in Belarus, c t is a power crisis.
An authoritarian power which cannot accept the democratic logic and which clings by force.
It is clear that Lukashenko must leave, ”the French president sent cash.
That same evening, during a hastily organized press conference to react after the Lebanese Prime Minister's renunciation to form a mission government in exchange for the promised international aid, Macron spoke this time, without mince words, his " shame ".
And even spoke of "collective betrayal" of Lebanese political parties which according to him "bear full responsibility for this failure".
"He doesn't have a trembling hand"
Raw words, straightforward, each time perfectly assumed by the Elysee: "The president has a method in terms of foreign policy which has not changed since the start of his five-year term: he speaks directly and frankly with his interlocutors.
He does not have a trembling hand, ”explains a Palace adviser, while on Tuesday he met on the sidelines of his trip to Lithuania the Belarusian opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaïa, in forced exile in Vilnius.
Provoking the ire of Vladimir Putin, supports Lukashenko, who denounced "unprecedented external pressures".
A voluntarism which contrasts singularly with the procrastination of recent weeks on the Franco-French front: hesitation in the management of health crises, particularly on the policy of tests;
postponement of the speech on separatism - which will finally take place this Friday - radio silence after the terrorist attack in front of the former Charlie Hebdo premises ... "I have the feeling that he is using foreign policy to hide his ineffectiveness and his lack of results at the national level ”, reproaches the president of LR Christian Jacob, who invites Emmanuel Macron“ to more modesty and humility when he attacks politicians from other countries ”.
"If only he was also sharp on pensions, secularism, security"
The lack of reaction after the attack last Friday struck more than one, including among the majority.
“Nothing, not even a tweet to testify to his fear,” notes a minister.
Around Emmanuel Macron, we insist on saying that he called "very quickly the families of victims" and that he followed "hour by hour what was happening".
"Nevertheless, he was faster when it came to being indignant about the situation in Lebanon," grumbles an LREM deputy.
Another parliamentarian is ironic, too, about the activism of the Head of State on foreign issues.
“It's a field where he excels, he knows how to play the balance of power to move the lines in his favor.
If only he was also sharp and sure of himself on pensions, secularism, security… ”, he jokes.
The president's entourage, however, rejects the idea that there would be "a Macron on the international scene and another on the national scene".
“It's a false perception.
It also happens to be ultra-cash in its expressions on domestic issues or towards the French, ”notes an employee.
His attitude abroad would be linked above all to the international context of the moment, very tense: “We are faced with states which have very aggressive policies and some of which threaten European sovereignty, justifies those around him.
So the President of the Republic carries a voice that has no other choice than to be firm, very firm.
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