2023-09-10 20:40:00
The head of the Horizons party expressed his concern about schools in France. He believes “that we are losing something of national cohesion”.
By NB with AFP Édouard Philippe asks for a clear “strategy”, particularly in terms of education. © FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP Published on 09/10/2023 at 8:40 p.m.
Former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe warned against “a form of disintegration of the nation”, for lack of a clear “strategy”, particularly in terms of education, this Sunday in an interview with TF1. Now head of the Horizons party, Édouard Philippe asks: “What is school for, in a Republic like France, in the 21st century? » “This question is often raised and I do not believe that it is clearly addressed or that there is a completely obvious answer,” he laments.
“And in a nation like France, when there are no major projects, when there is no strategy, when we manage the problems (…) one by one (…), I believe that “we lose something of national cohesion, we lose something of the strength of the movement that is ours and that therefore we have a form of disintegration of the nation”, he warns in an interview on the program seven to eight.READ ALSOTo break or not to break with Macron: in the mind of Édouard Philippe
Édouard Philippe, who will publish a book on Wednesday entitled places that say (ed. JC Lattès), will make his political debut on Friday at the Horizons summer days in Angers then will debate on Sunday with Fabien Roussel at the Fête de l’Humanité.
“My health is excellent”
Affected by two autoimmune diseases (vitiligo and alopecia) and now completely hairless, Édouard Philippe insisted that it had “no kind of seriousness”. “It’s not contagious, it’s not painful, it’s like that,” he defused, specifying that this does not “prevent him from continuing to think, to speak, to laugh, to seduce maybe “. Denying that this showed poor resistance to stress, Édouard Philippe insisted: “My health is excellent, and I invite anyone who doubts it to come and do boxing with me.” ALSO READAt Estrosi, Édouard Philippe plays on “promising signs”
Determined to “feed the public debate” and “conquer power democratically” with Horizons, Édouard Philippe said he “reconciles” a “very great determination” with a “very great patience” in view of the 2027 presidential election, while ironizing on the “predictive value” of the polls which put him in a very good position.
Asked about his relationship with Emmanuel Macron, who recently described him as a “friend”, Édouard Philippe said he was “happy that he says it and that he means it”, without using the same term. “When you have a President of the Republic and a Prime Minister, their relations are not placed on the register of friendship,” he evacuated, evoking “cordial relations” and “trust”.
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