First a simple pebble in the shoe of the President of the Republic, then a real ball and chain at the foot of the candidate: the controversy around consulting firms embarrasses Emmanuel Macron. Especially since a few days before the first round of the presidential election, its competitors from all sides do not hesitate to blow on the embers.
In a report published on March 17, a Senate inquiry committee denounced the regular use of these private consultants by the State, especially under Emmanuel Macron’s five-year term. From the organization of citizen consultations to assistance with the management of the health crisis, including pension reform… the consulting firms have supported various ministries in a wide variety of fields. In theory, consultants are only commissioned to provide technical support, not to inspire the political content of certain measures. But the Senate report noted that the line was sometimes difficult to draw.
In this episode of the podcast “L’Heure du Monde”, Maxime Vaudano, journalist at the Decoders of Worldhelps us to see things more clearly.
An episode produced by Claire Leys, directed by Amandine Robillard and presented by Morgane Tual.
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Invisible, but omnipresent, what is the real influence of private consultants in the conduct of state affairs? This is the burning question raised at the heart of the presidential campaign by the Senate committee on the influence of consulting firms on public policy, which delivered its report on March 17. In parallel, The world conducted its own investigation, based on testimonies, open sources and requests for access to documents, to try to measure the impact of these firms on Emmanuel Macron’s five-year term.
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