One dreams out loud of becoming President of the Republic. The other, prevented by the Constitution from representing himself, will no longer be so in two and a half years, but he would like us not to forget that. Not immediately. Edouard Philippe and Emmanuel Macron were together this Thursday, September 12, in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the port city. Rivals or accomplices? From the martyred city, liberated from Nazi occupation at the cost of its total destruction and countless civilian deaths, the Head of State and his former Prime Minister are trying, on this commemorative day, to put aside their dissensions and disagreements. “The dead are watching us”We explained the day before, at the Elysée.
On the platform, one speech follows another. Edouard Philippe pays tribute to the city of which he is mayor by quoting Tolstoy. Emmanuel Macron prefers Beaudelaire. But everyone is considerate of one another. “I know how much you love this city, its architecture and its lights”greets the former Prime Minister thanking “ sincerely “ the President of the Republic of“honor with his presence” this ceremony. “Dear Edward”, Emmanuel Macron returns to the councillor’s office and greets his “passionate dedication”, like that of his predecessors, towards the inhabitants of Le Havre.
Political comedy? According to Emmanuel Macron’s entourage, the head of state is said to be indifferent to the attacks launched in recent days by the former member of the Republicans (LR). In an interview with SpotOn September 3, Edouard Philippe officially announced his candidacy for 2027, without excluding the possibility of an early presidential election. A taboo. A flaw in the eyes of those loyal to the President of the Republic, who know they have been weakened by the legislative elections that deprive him of a majority in Parliament.
Isn’t your ally throwing the tenant of the Elysée Palace into the abyss by suggesting that he might not complete his term? We are outraged. “In politics, timing errors are more serious than grammatical errors. Edouard Philippe was Prime Minister for three years and his party was in the majority. I did not find it easy to consider that it was the President we had to focus on.”criticises MoDem leader François Bayrou on RTL on 8 September.
Above each one’s ambitions
But Edouard Philippe persists. If the head of Horizons swears to the newspaper Paris NormandySeptember 5th, it will not be “in an effort to destabilize the President of the Republic”His environment confirms that for “draw yourself a future”, It is necessary “walk on tiptoe”. Accused by his detractors of having little will, the former president of the UMP assured, in an interview given to BFMTV on September 11, that if not “not impatient”, he is “ certain “. Your program? “It won’t be Thatcher or Macron, I think it will be Philippe!”he said, assuming the “rupture”.
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