Emmanuel Macron had promised at the end of his meeting with party leaders in Saint-Denis, on August 30, to send them a letter to summarize the discussions. This has been done since September 7, 2023. The Head of State makes some proposals and hopes to organize a new meeting in the fall.
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Emmanuel Macron continues to play the outstretched hand card. In his letter to the party leaders, he proposes to meet them again in the fall and by then submits to them the summary of the August 30 meeting.
France’s international policy was the first theme discussed in Saint-Denis. Emmanuel Macron promises that a parliamentary debate will take place in the fall on the situation in the Sahel.
Concerning national issues, the Head of State confirms the organization next October of a social conference on low wages, which will bring together the social partners and will be opened by the Prime Minister.
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The construction of institutions, and in particular the question of extending the scope of referendum which requires a constitutional revision, was at the heart of the discussions. Emmanuel Macron announces his intention to make proposals in the coming weeks. The stakes are high, the LR and the RN are demanding a referendum on immigration.
Emmanuel Macron also demonstrates his intention to involve the opposition in the debate on the ecological transition by proposing that Elisabeth Borne present to them the government’s ecological planning project.
Emmanuel Macron is continuing his initiative, it remains to be seen whether the party leaders will follow.
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