It's a dinner that makes a lot of talk but where, we are assured, all health precautions have been observed.
Emmanuel Macron, who tested positive for Covid-19 this Thursday morning, gathered the main members of the majority at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday evening for "a working dinner", in which around ten people participated.
Among the guests, the president of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand, the general delegate of LREM Stanislas Guérini, Christophe Castaner, the European deputy Stéphane Séjourné or the boss of the Modem François Bayrou.
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“He was in great shape, as usual.
Really, no sign that could have let appear that he had been able to catch the coronavirus, loose one of the guests of this dinner.
“The proof: the meeting lasted almost three hours and we talked about a lot of subjects, including the health crisis, obviously, but also regional elections.
Then he still chained meetings afterwards and exchanged by text until very late at night, ”explains another.
Several meters of distance between the guests
Sanitary protocol requires, the dinner, also mentioned by Le Point, was held in the large ballroom of the presidential palace where a huge table had been set up to limit contact.
As had already been done on Monday at noon for the president's lunch with the group leaders of the National Assembly.
“There was a four-meter gap between each participant, we spoke with a microphone and we all wore a mask.
Except to eat… of course ”.
No contact ?
Not entirely.
"Upon arriving, the president greeted us each with a nod," admits a tenor from En Marche present Wednesday evening.
Remains, for all those who were at this dinner, the amazement on learning this morning that Emmanuel Macron had tested positive for Covid.
Back this morning in his city of Pau, François Bayrou, for example, learned the news barely got off the plane.
“This is proof that despite all the precautions that can be taken, this virus is extremely contagious.
Even the president is no exception… ”.
