Despite Emmanuel Macron’s attempt to quell criticism, trouble remains among the majority

2024-01-16 09:38:39

This was not the subject of the invitation, but Monday January 15, for the first time in seven years, Emmanuel Macron presents his wishes to the majority parliamentarians. Deputies and senators are invited to drink champagne at the Elysée at the start of the evening, a story, for the Head of State, of rallying his camp and turning the page on a painful end of the year and a reshuffle full of bittersweet surprises.

“Those who thought it would be an act of contrition were disappointed”, will comment the former Minister of Agriculture and Renaissance MP for Manche, Stéphane Travert. Neither the right-wing of the government nor the inelegant dismissal of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, even less the adoption with the votes of the far right of the “immigration” law in December 2023, give rise to any regrets from the from the head of state, who says ” iron “ of the past year. “He’s a good communicator: a little humor, a winking eye and it works”compliments the MoDem deputy of Yvelines Bruno Millienne at the exit.

Eight ministers out of the fourteen appointed Thursday January 11 to be part of a “tight government”, in the words of the Elysée, campaigned within the Les Républicains (LR) party, giving the feeling of an assumed turn to the right. But, on Monday, the head of state invites his majority to keep its ” unit “ and his “spirit of surpassing”while in the room there are the ex-Sarkozyist Rachida Dati, promoted to Minister of Culture, and the former socialist Clément Beaune, who was not reappointed to the Ministry of Transport. “Reactivating divisions is assured defeat,” lectures Emmanuel Macron. “What has differentiated us since 2016 is the fact of starting from reality to respond to the problems of the French”he responds to those who accuse him of having broken with the original Macronism.

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“2023 has collectively put you to the test and I am not unaware of ithowever sympathizes the head of state, I know the debate [sur la loi sur l’]immigration was difficult, as [réforme des] retirements. » Emmanuel Macron now anticipates the invalidation of several measures of the “immigration” law by the Constitutional Council which must render its decision on January 25. Right and extreme right will then ask to “change the Constitution or leave the treaties” Europeans, he predicts. “This is where we will have to fight, and not by dividing ourselves”he warns.

“Combat” on the “field”

After passing “many laws”the head of state wants, five months before the European elections, “speed, concrete actions and moving forward”, he said. In February, a bill on the end of life will be presented, he promises, with the objective of “change the current law for more humanity, after the presentation of a plan for palliative care in January”. But for the rest, “Everything we can do through regulations is more than useful to be more agile. Let’s innovate in methods! “, he proclaims.

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