Edouard Philippe assures him "clearly".
His “objective” is “first of all to support Emmanuel Macron to contribute to his re-election, which is not certain”.
The day after the launch of his new party - Horizons - in Le Havre, the former Prime Minister provides after-sales service in Le Journal du dimanche, giving pledges on his intentions.
“Everyone has understood where I am, what I will do,” he says.
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“The president will need to rely on a foundation of stability to continue France's transformation effort.
And I also want to help him broaden his base, because no president has been re-elected on a shrinkage ", continues the one who calls himself" candidate for nothing in 2022 ".
He also affirms it: he will not stand for the legislative elections, wanting to remain mayor of Le Havre, "the most beautiful of mandates".
"Its positioning is in front"
Edouard Philippe "launches a party, not a club": "Horizons must serve us to see far, to detach us from the politician backwater and to build the France of tomorrow", he still says in the JDD.
Saturday, in Le Havre, he had defined Horizons: "its positioning is ahead", with "a logic of partnership, of gathering", and "the line is to prefer serenity to feverishness".
And “the second clear line is support for the President of the Republic” so that “the next five years will be useful years”.
Because "very clearly, my goal in 2022 is for Emmanuel Macron to be re-elected", he said, while some suspect him of wanting to go it alone, at the same time when the macronie is trying to build a "house common ”.