Don’t talk to him about “assisted suicide” or “euthanasia.” The bill on “end of life”, the result of multiple consultations, is a text of “fraternity” and “unity”. Emmanuel Macron defends it with the prudence of a Sioux. Each word is weighed with a trebuchet. Didn’t the Head of State reveal the broad outlines in The cross And Release, two daily newspapers with distinct sensibilities? This reform will not be imposed by one France on another.
The objective is noble. It will be difficult to reach. Emmanuel Macron himself admits the existence of “67 million opinions” on this intimate subject. In the National Assembly, there will be 577. The presidential majority could be caught between a left trying to expand the law and the philosophical opposition of conservative elected officials. But let it be said: the presidential camp will embody the voice of moderation in the hemicycle. That of a happy medium, respectful of all oppositions but determined to “look death in the face”.
A few excesses would not actually displease the presidential camp, three months before the European elections. Cynicism is not a crime. “Macron’s only motivation is to divide,” notes a regular interlocutor of the Head of State. “Let those who are against make themselves heard, in order to reinforce this division.” By chance, the head of the list LR François-Xavier Bellamy, with a clear conservative tropism. “We are not fooled by this diversion,” assures the MEP. This lucidity does not make the trap any less effective.