2027 is beautiful… but it's a long way off.
This thought, Édouard Philippe may have had it on Saturday during the investiture ceremony of Emmanuel Macron.
His relatives, who do not hide his desire to attack the Elysée at the end of this second five-year term, have him in mind in any case.
Five years may seem like a short time to prepare.
“But in the case of Édouard, five years is a long time”, recognizes a mayor, ex-LR who joined Horizons, the party of the former Prime Minister.
Because displaying your ambitions so early is not always a winner, many have burned their wings.
It is precisely because he is too ostensibly aiming for 2027 that the president has granted him only 58 legislative nominations.
However, he should have his group in the Assembly and has secured public funding for his party.
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