Emmanuel Macron will bring together the leaders of political parties on August 30

2023-08-23 15:54:08

“A good and studious atmosphere”, according to a participant. This Wednesday morning, it is a tanned Emmanuel Macron after his vacation at Fort de Brégançon (Var) who found his government for the Council of Ministers back to school. But the sun and the beach are already far away for the executive, faced with a succession of obstacles to come, between the purchasing power crisis, the drought, the start of the school year, major bills to pass from ‘by the end of the year, the international crises…

All in a political context which has not changed: no absolute majority in the hemicycle, and oppositions determined to weaken the executive at the slightest opportunity.

“Make choices, not multiply projects”

The Head of State himself warned: “Beware of the little music that settles on the tax hike. I have been in power for six years, we have lowered taxes, ”he thundered, while the budget discussions this fall raise fears of a turn of the screw on all floors to seek savings. “We will have to make choices, and not multiply projects,” he said.

This summer, from his vacation spot, the President of the Republic mainly reflected on this famous “major political initiative” called for in mid-July in Le Figaro to learn the lessons of the country’s political blockage for a year, like the situation after the riots last June. The precise contours must be revealed in an interview to be published in the weekly Le Point.

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But this morning in the Council of Ministers, according to our information, he has already revealed the date: it will take place on Wednesday August 30, in the presence of all the party leaders represented in the National Assembly and the Senate. As for the place, “it will be outside the Élysée”, confides a relative. Perhaps in Rambouillet (Yvelines), or at the castle of La Celle-Saint-Cloud (Hauts-de-Seine) where he held a speech in support of the G5 Sahel in December 2017.

Jordan Bardella responded favorably

In recent days, the President of the Republic has consulted a lot to prepare for this meeting. Exchanging with deputies and ministers on the telephone, sometimes even receiving in Brégançon. Like this dinner organized on August 17 in the presence of the Minister of Defense, Sébastien Lecornu, his friend and unofficial political adviser, Thierry Solère, but also the mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, and the president of the region, Renaud Muselier .

All party leaders have been contacted and invited in recent days. “All responded favorably, including Jordan Bardella’s RN and Manuel Bompard’s La France insoumise”, said a close friend of Emmanuel Macron, and confirmed by the president of the RN. The boss of the Republicans, Eric Ciotti too. He confirmed it directly to Emmanuel Macron who called him last night. Together, they swept several subjects including some international issues. As for the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, as well as her Senate counterpart, Gérard Larcher, they will also be present. Conversely, Manuel Bompard confides that he has never been contacted… the Insoumis reserving their answer.

On the form, the meeting will address many topics. It will begin with an inventory of the international situation, with tensions in Africa and Ukraine in particular. Then the subjects of concern such as the UN system, decentralization or even the reform of institutions will be addressed in this round table where all the party leaders “will be able to express themselves without the slightest filter”, it is said. Objective: to reach a consensus on a few major projects, which will be translated into law or “by referendum”, assures Macron himself, determined to make this meeting “a much more political moment than a CNR “.