This Friday evening, September 16, Édouard Philippe made his political comeback. The former Prime Minister gathered parliamentarians and mayors who are members of his party – Horizons – in Fontainebleau, not far from Paris. The mayor of Le Havre has sent several messages and appears as a unifier.
With our special correspondent in Fontainebleau, Julien Chavanne
Impatient and annoyed, Édouard Philippe will have waited more than ten minutes for the arrival of a very late Elisabeth Borne, surrounded by cameras and microphones. But that was necessary to stage a perfect agreement with the Prime Minister: “ Horizons exists, Horizons exists in the majority. Yes Yes. We are proud and happy to support Madam Prime Minister, to support you Elisabeth. But I know some people are wondering. I would even say that some speculate “.
” We will be there »
The press takes it for his rank, but the speculations also come from his own camp. Modem executives and his own party are worried: Emmanuel Macron is considering slipping an amendment on pensions into the next budget. Brutal method, criticize some in the majority. Édouard Philippe, attached to a pension reform, evacuates any dissension: “ We will be behind you whether you choose to do so in October, December, March. When you want, we will be there “. So much for the official speech.
little music
In private, a relative of Édouard Philippe deciphers: “ We make our difference heard, but in closed circles, not in the media “. The former Prime Minister intends to continue to make his little music heard, but without turning up the sound too loud. At least for now.
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