Almost every day, Emmanuel Macron speaks on the war in Ukraine and its consequences for the future of Europe and France. Long excluded from the national political game by a failed dissolution, the head of state has become omnipresent again. With this crisis, can Emmanuel Macron find a second breath?
The erasure period is over to Emmanuel Macron. With the arrival of Donald Trump At the White House and its reversals on help from Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron went back to the niche on the diplomatic scene. We saw him everywhere from Washington to Brussels via Lisbon, trying to play the intermediaries with an unpredictable American president, to consult with the Europeans and Volodymyr Zelensky to initiate the rearmament of Europe. His message? The time is serious, the Russia represent ” an existential threat “, Vladimir Putin is a ” Revisionist imperialist ». To distribute it, the President of the Republic has multiplied media interventions for French people on all media: written press, social networks, and ultimately solemn speech. The geopolitical crisis has enabled Emmanuel Macron to make diplomacy, his reserved field, a national priority.
What is Emmanuel Macron looking for?
The Head of State first wants to weigh in peace negotiations in Ukraine and defend the interests of Europe. But he also tries to return to political debate and restore his image. In his camp, a MP thinks that ” International game is a good lever for the president “, Refits to see him” ride the ring “And tackles all those who” go away on pensions while war is on our doors ». A way of participating, in the footsteps of Emmanuel Macron, in the dramatization of the situation which justifies the efforts which will be requested from the French to allow the rise of military expenditure.
Can Emmanuel Macron score points in opinion?
The head of state certainly hopes. In his speech on Wednesday, March 5, he somehow called for national mobilization by explaining to his fellow citizens: “ The homeland needs you ». An investigation indicated that more than half of the French had found him convincing. Emmanuel Macron succeeds in being credible in the register of the nation’s war leader. A former minister also explains that he has this “ strength “To have a” Reading the challenges of tomorrow ». But the question is whether this return to the forefront because of the Ukrainian crisis can be enough to sustainably erase its image of president out of breath?
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