“Macron, clocks and time”

2022-04-28T18:29:05.167Z

The editorial of Le Figaro, by Yves Thréard. A strange impression emerges from this post-election. While a vote serves, in principle, to choose, to decide, to clarify the future, it reigns today as a feeling of floating on the horizon. Emmanuel Macron has been re-elected, but what else do we know? A great vagueness surrounds the appointment of its new prime minister, the formation of its government, the profile of its legislative candidates,

A strange impression emerges from this post-election.

While a vote serves, in principle, to choose, to decide, to clarify the future, it reigns today as a feeling of floating on the horizon.

Emmanuel Macron has been re-elected, but what else do we know?

A great vagueness surrounds the appointment of its new prime minister, the formation of its government, the profile of its legislative candidates, the priorities of its five-year term... The craziest speculations run on the agenda and the intentions of the Élysée.

Would there be a wolf?

Aware of the anger simmering in the country, is the president afraid of committing a faux pas?

Faithful to the "at the same time",

Is he afraid of the helm being too left or too right?

Does he test the sincerity of his allies?

Does his natural assurance hide deep uncertainties about the meaning he should give to his second five-year term?

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