Draw inspiration from its predecessors or stand out?
Six months before the presidential election, the question arises.
In turn, Emmanuel Macron will soon have to choose when and how he will announce to the French his desire to run for a second term.
If
"all declared themselves very late"
to take advantage of the status of president as much as possible, as the political scientist Pascal Perrineau reminds us, the previous presidents have also distinguished themselves on the form.
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Charles de Gaulle, a lightning campaign
In 1965, General de Gaulle decided to apply directly from the Élysée.
Considering that "
the power of president could no longer be exercised if he was a candidate
", according to Pascal Perrineau, Charles de Gaulle only declared himself a month before the election.
"I believe I must stand ready to continue my task, knowingly measuring what effort it is but convinced that currently, it is best to serve France,"
he said then.
According to him,
"the future"
of the Fifth Republic will
"
not
be reasonably assured"
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