Every day, the Macronists measure a little more the deleterious impact of the limit on the number of consecutive presidential terms to two. Not being able to run for re-election is only one aspect of reality for Emmanuel Macron. In fact, the race to succeed him is already underway, but the concrete consequence of this institutional situation is only delayed. Édouard Philippe, Gérald Darmanin and others are preparing, positioning themselves and getting busy. But it remains Macron who, until 2027, presides and governs.
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Another aspect is more worrisome for the head of state, insofar as its effect is immediate: the loss of influence over his own people. This is even more handicapping in the context of a relative majority. The primary concern of the Renaissance parliamentarians is no longer primarily to help the President of the Republic, to support his action, but to defend their own political line.
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