"Me President of the Republic, I will not be the leader of the majority
."
This commitment, falsely made by François Hollande against Nicolas Sarkozy during the debate between the two rounds of 2012, was absolutely not kept by the socialist.
No more than by his right-wing predecessor before him, nor by his young successor afterwards.
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Largely re-elected on April 24, Emmanuel Macron has given for more than three weeks the feeling of devoting himself more to the quest for a majority than to the launch of his second five-year term.
Thus his arrival Tuesday evening at the Docks d'Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis), where he galvanized the candidates Together in the legislative elections of June 12 and 19, gathered for a day of training and a family photo.
Waiting
In the name of the
"new method"
which he calls for, the president urged his troops to
"fight to win this majority which will allow us to act"
.
"There is not a second to lose
," he insisted.
"I count on you!"
In the absence of already having a new majority leader - on the departure, Jean Castex was not present - outgoing deputies as candidates had in front of them Emmanuel Macron.
The Head of State knows that he is exposing himself to trial by mixing genres.
He was already personally involved in the refoundation of his movement La République en Marche (LREM, future Renaissance), then in the Ferrand-Bayrou-Philippe agreement around a confederation associating the presidential party, the Democratic Movement (MoDem) and Horizons.
“
There is nothing abnormal in the president having a word during this seminar.
It is a moment of union of the majority, of pursuit of overcoming.
It's a time of gathering
, ”we defend those around him.
He was president until the last quarter of an hour before the election;
he has been president since the first quarter of an hour after the election
Circle of Emmanuel Macron
Hence the arguments developed to certify that the Head of State manages the affairs of the country before those of the parties, despite the expectation of the new government.
“
He was president until the last quarter of an hour before the election;
he has been president since the first quarter of an hour after the election
”, we insist around him, in reference to his recent trips: in Île-de-France and in the Hautes-Pyrénées the day after his victory, then with climate experts, in Strasbourg on Monday for Europe Day, in Berlin visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz.
Not to mention the preparation of meetings on health and education, nor the presentation of a "
first purchasing power package
" expected in the Council of Ministers this Wednesday.
This meeting, at the Élysée, should be the last in this format, Jean Castex being brought to present the resignation of his government in stride.
Thus paving the way for the appointment of the personality who will succeed him at Matignon.
"
Yes
", Emmanuel Macron has "
of course
" in mind the name of his next head of government.
"
But I'm not going to say it here, not now
," he said Monday evening in Berlin.
Forcing some 500 Macronist candidates already invested (out of nearly 577) to campaign without knowing the identity of the future majority leader.
Roadmap
Among those who attended the mobilization operation of the Head of State on Tuesday, some admit to finding the time long.
“It drags on, it tramples”
, remarks the Marcheur deputy Patrice Anato (Seine-Saint-Denis), impatient for a
“new government to support the campaign to give meaning to voters”
.
Close to Emmanuel Macron, the economist candidate Marc Ferraci (French from Switzerland and Liechtenstein) abounds in this direction: the appointments to come will
"give a new impetus, beneficial to all the candidates Together"
.
"The Prime Minister will have to embody a change of method"
, argues the centrist of the MoDem Fabien Robert (Gironde).
Once again, the head of state drew the roadmap of his future executive on Tuesday, in which everyone tried to detect the clues of his casting.
Who is Emmanuel Macron thinking of when he promises to
"invent a new path"
?
And when he calls for
"widely involving all the living forces of the nation"
?
The formulas are vague enough for everyone to find something for themselves.
That's the point.
Keep his troops under tension, while delaying the announcement of his new government as much as possible.