2023-06-04 05:30:24
Monday, May 22, the Renaissance party holds its executive office. The day before, the leaders of the party Les Républicains (LR) displayed themselves in “one” of the Sunday newspaper (JDD). On the photo, discreetly posed, a file filled with very right-wing ideas, such as a list of requirements to vote the future immigration text of the government. This media “coup” opens a new sequence of bargaining between the cabinet of Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior, and LR. Deleterious, think some of the macronists, tired of politics.
“Let’s not comment on the JDD, loose that evening Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy, in front of the leaders of the presidential formation. Our compatriots expect firmness, firmness and firmness. So let’s get basic: let’s get tough. Let’s not be accused of being lax or angelic. Let’s be firm, without excessive words, without populism, without being contrary to our identity. »
A debate ensues. The historical macronist Jean-Marc Borello recalls the importance of not giving in on regularizations, the social “leg” of the future bill. Others, such as Marie Guévenoux, MP (Renaissance) for Essonne, are convinced that the repressive aspect must be assumed without putting oneself in the hands of the right. “I’m not advocating a left turn or a right turn. You have to stay firm on your convictions.concludes Stéphane Séjourné, General Secretary of Renaissance.
At the heart of a Macronie traumatized by the pension reform, a new strategy is taking shape: do not fall into endless negotiations, claim ideas and take the French to witness in the event of a blockage.
The tone was set by Emmanuel Macron himself. Since he settled down “hundred days” to relaunch his five-year term, the Head of State has started a marathon to win back public opinion: trips, comments on current events, proposals still unclear such as a further reduction of 2 billion euros in taxes…
A method supposed to sculpt the figure of a president attentive to the daily life of his compatriots. On Friday June 2, he went to the civil security air base of Nîmes-Garons to announce himself the strengthening of the system for fighting forest fires after a record year 2022 during which 72,000 hectares left in smoke.
“A kind of suspended bubble”
This hyperactivity begins to produce its effects. In two recent polls, the popularity rating of the President of the Republic has stopped falling and is even beginning to rebound. It reduces the number of respondents “very unhappy” and is regaining ground among its supporters (retirees, senior executives, etc.). “His strong presence for several weeks has led to a reconsolidation of the macronist base when some were beginning to doubt. But the relationship with public opinion remains very poisoned”summarizes Frédéric Dabi, Director General of the IFOP, who noted that the markers of rejection of the person of the Head of State – « arrogance », “disconnection”, ” contempt ” – had not disappeared in the interviews with some respondents.
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