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Macron and the regions: it is not Machiavelli who wants

2021-05-09T07:53:06.734Z


ANALYSIS - The announcement by Jean Castex of the withdrawal from the list of Sophie Cluzel in Paca, in favor of Renaud Muselier, appears to be a major strategic weakness.


It was enough, however, to reread Sun Tzu.

In his

Art of War

, the Chinese strategist places “evaluation” at the top of his military precepts: to determine his chances of winning, a warlord must, before engaging in any battle, make a precise inventory of his strengths.

By overestimating his power or by underestimating that of his opponent, he risks defeat.

This is the trap into which the presidential majority fell this week in what should now be called the “Paca soap opera”.

To read also:

Regional: the underside of the Macron-Muselier pact in Paca

If the announcement by Jean Castex of the withdrawal from the list of Sophie Cluzel in favor of Renaud Muselier could be perceived as a new stroke of genius to fracture the right one year before the presidential election, the observation is today that of a major strategic weakness.

Local, first: humiliated by the outgoing president's turnaround, the Secretary of State is trying today to hastily reconstitute a hypothetical list which has lost all credibility.

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Source: lefigaro

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