Before flying to Romania, Moldova and perhaps Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron entered the battle for the second round of legislative elections. The French president made an unexpected statement on the tarmac at Orly airport. The objective is to dramatize the issue of this election against an opponent, the Nupes of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
” Nothing would be worse than adding a French mess to the world mess “. It’s me or chaos, Emmanuel Macron seemed to say, asking the French to give him ” a solid majority to ensure order in a statement in the form of a solemn address that gave the impression of being improvised in extremis before leaving France. The fate of the five-year term will be played out by the end of the week, because if Emmanuel Macron does not obtain an absolute majority, his ability to govern will be called into question.
So the President of the Republic chose – at the risk of giving an impression of feverishness – to warn of the danger which, according to him, awaits France, analyzes Valerie Gas, political service. And for him, this danger is Jean-Luc Mélenchon, he is not named, but targeted.
In a position of head of state
Emmanuel Macron evokes the higher interest of the nation », appeals to the French so that « no voice is missing from the Republic “. There was too much at stake to remain absent from the country for several days without saying anything.
He also claimed to have heard the difficulties that have arisen in Sunday’s first round. “ Faced with the crises that are bound to arise, nothing would be worse than losing ourselves in immobility, in blockage, in the postures “, affirmed Emmanuel Macron.
By appearing on an airstrip, in front of a plane ready to take off. Emmanuel Macron has once again staged his posture as head of state who manages world affairs in the hope of showing the French that only he can protect them. It remains to be seen whether he will have convinced them.
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