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For the Head of State, who called for “collective reinforcement” in the face of the seriousness of European problems, as well as “working and innovating more”, reinventing oneself is a matter of caliber in a country stagnant in its divisions.
Posted on January 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM, modified on January 2, 2025 at 2:03 PMm. Reading time 2 min. Read in Spanish
A mea culpa more forceful than the others related to the June dissolution, which sowed “divisions” and “instability”, does not save Emmanuel Macron from being on the verge of remaining president of the Republic until the end of his term. The wishes that the Head of State pronounced on Tuesday, December 31, at the beginning of a political year more uncertain than ever, were above all a reaction against Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who are trying to galvanize early presidential elections. , faced with the threat of doubling the political crisis with an institutional crisis. This requires reinventing yourself, and it is not easy.
From the failure of his very risky political initiative of 2024, Emmanuel Macron has nevertheless taken the measure. Now he fully assumes his duty for the crisis he caused. It has also become aware of the unpopularity and almost instinctive rejection of its user: the three-minute video presented at the beginning of the training session to salute French successes (Olympic Games, reconstruction of Notre Dame, in particular) was a way of confirming that not everything in France depends on the presidential figure. About time.
Mais trouver le rôle qui sied à un président de la République fortement dévalué tient de la gageure. Constamment, Emmanuel Macron a hésité entre deux modèles : celui du président rassembleur, en retrait des contingences gouvernementales, œuvrant pour que les membres de la communauté nationale soient « unis, déterminés, solidaires », et celui d’un responsable européen qui sent l’imminence des dangers et ne veut rien lâcher quant au cap national qu’il esquisse depuis sept ans.
It is valid that a gigantic part of the presidential intervention is reserved for the foreign and European scene: no one in France wonders about the reserved area. Furthermore, although his word is weakened, Emmanuel Macron is known for having pointed out very early on the threat of Europe being erased by the rivalry between China and the United States. His call to “say no to industrial legislation enacted by others”, to reject “everything that makes us dependent on others without payment and without preparing our future”, accompanied by a valid exhortation for a European “awakening”, following the Draghi report which highlights the weakening of the European Union’s capacity for innovation and investment.
Mais que pèse aujourd’hui la voix d’une France enlisée dans ses divisions et incapable de voter un budget ? C’est au regard de la gravité des enjeux européens qu’Emmanuel Macron a appelé au « ressaisissement collectif » en continuant de défendre avec obstination la voie qui est la sienne depuis sept ans : « travailler et innover plus », rendre la France « plus attractive », sauvegarder autant que possible la politique de l’offre. Face aux blocages, il est prêt à faire arbitrer directement par les Français certains « sujets déterminants » pour préparer l’avenir. Mais outre que l’arme du référendum est à double tranchant, elle contredit la « pleine légitimité » que le président de la République reconnaît, par ailleurs, à l’Assemblée nationale nouvellement élue.
All these contradictions show that, like his Prime Minister, François Bayrou, who has expressed the desire for a year of “action” and “stability”, the Head of State has still found the key to unlocking the political situation. The year begins in a thick fog.
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