Emmanuel Macron tried to set the pace for the return to politics by bringing together party leaders in Saint-Denis to discuss major issues of national interest and try to find compromises. Once again, the president is trying to revive himself.
This return to school is not easy for Emmanuel Macron. A year after his re-election, he had time to experience the difficulties of a mandate without an absolute majority in the Assembly where passing texts is each time a challenge. Add to that the urban riots of early summer, the president felt he had to take action. A Renaissance deputy also admires Emmanuel Macron’s ability to always “ restart, be at the center of the game “. He even adds: Casually, he still holds the five-year markt”. Because this is the issue of what Emmanuel Macron presented as a “ major political initiative »: keep in hand the keys to the five-year term…
It was ” smart, he had a good intuition »
And for that, he proposed a new meeting format. Emmanuel Macron invited the opposition leaders to come and discuss with him directly, on neutral ground, behind closed doors, without collaborators, without telephones. And they all came: Ciotti, Bardella, Bompard and the others. And they remained locked up with him for twelve hours. Nobody slammed the door. Emmanuel Macron brought them to his territory by playing the outstretched hand card. It was ” smart, he had a good intuition » comments a minister who wants to give this format a chance: “ We’ll see, it’s the start of a process “. An approach which, to hear another member of the government, can only be a win-win: “ Heads, something comes out, tails he will have tried », he explains, lucid about the president’s political objective: to show the French that if things fail, it is the fault of others.
” Emmanuel Macron is still trying »
This is not the first time that Emmanuel Macron has a “ intuition » unexpected. It’s even a bit of his trademark, overcoming political or social difficulties by proposing new methods. There was the great debate after the yellow vest crisiscitizen conventions, and just a year ago, Emmanuel Macron launched the National Council of Refoundation, the CNR, to make the government, parties, elected officials and unions work together. A formula that did not convince. That’s the risk, making a move that doesn’t achieve anything, but for a minister, it doesn’t matter, “ Emmanuel Macron is still trying “.