President Macron is preparing the ground for candidate Macron.
By announcing the suspension of unemployment benefits for those who refuse to seriously seek employment, the Head of State has thrown a pavement into the electoral pool.
It does not matter that, in fact, the envisaged measure is not completely new.
The important thing is the political impact of an announcement that will indignant the left and embarrass the right.
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The same can be said of the other surprise of this speech of November 9: the start of new nuclear reactors.
By resolutely combining ecology and technological progress, Macron shows that he does not intend to compete with the supporters of political ecology.
On the other hand, he seeks to cut the grass under the feet of right-wing candidates who, the day before, during their first televised debate, had brandished their attachment to the nuclear industry.
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