“I can no longer ignore the fractures, the deep divisions that run through our country”; it is necessary “to build through dialogue, compromise, collective work.” Since we swear to you that he said it… Not this Monday evening, no, but during his previous address to the French, June 22, 2022. Emmanuel Macron likes to speak at 8 p.m. on all the airwaves: this Monday, April 17 , this is the thirteenth time in less than six years (not counting the wishes of December 31), he sees it as a way, there are not that many left, to weight his remarks with the solemnity that befits a president . Emmanuel Macron also likes words. Even saxifrage, his favorite, he told L’Express in 2016. Still, do not abuse their consumption.
When we reread what the Head of State announced yesterday, the dialogue, the compromise, and when we measure the reality of the last few months, we are seized with a doubt on hearing what he promises us today for tomorrow. This is called the erosion of power, it is now more obvious in those who watch and listen to it than in those who exercise it.
Emmanuel Macron wants to “relaunch new coalitions and alliances”, will it be easier in May than it has been so far? The discrepancy between words and action remains the most permanent threat for this president. One example among others: he speaks of “strengthening the control of illegal immigration” at a time when the government is forced to abandon its bill on the subject.
A great sociological gap
The splits at the top have also taken hold in the country. If only the divide was only political. He is now a sociologist. Two Frances which no longer understand each other, no longer speak to each other, no longer get along. And a president who is no longer in a position today to make the hyphen, since he embodies one of these Frances.
In 2020, Emmanuel Macron launched: “Let’s know how to reinvent ourselves, me first.” This time, he is on the defensive: “No one, and especially not me, can remain deaf to this demand for social justice and the renovation of our democratic life.”
In March, during his last television interview, he gave an appointment three weeks later. In April, he gives an appointment on July 14. Here is the famous concept of the hundred days which makes its appearance, like the tree which hides the forest. Because the hourglass is empty. This race behind time, even straight in his words, he knows he will lose.