Macron in the Council of Ministers or the lightning of Wednesday morning: “He has harsh words, sharp phrasing”

It’s a barometer for what it’s worth. By taking a quick look at Emmanuel Macron’s weekly diary, then scanning the topics that emerged three days before in the political news, some are almost able to predict the mood – good or bad – of the Head of State at the time of the Council of Ministers: “I see that he is coming back from Charles de Gaulle where he celebrated Christmas with the French military troops. Then he then went to Jordan for an international summit on Iraq”, observes a member of the government calmly, as if reading through the cards of a tarot deck.