Emmanuel Macron, a president rejected but determined to keep his hand

Mute since the summer, while political chaos took hold in France, Emmanuel Macron broke his silence, Monday October 13, on the tarmac of Sharm El-Sheikh airport, in Egypt. The evening before, a second Lecornu government had been appointed, a week after the fall of the first. His first words were unkind to the national representation. “The political forces (…) are the only ones responsible for this mess”he growled, 5,000 kilometers from Paris. From his Aventine, the head of state targeted, without naming them, “those who fueled division and speculation”And “were not up to the moment”. “I hope that the country can move forward with appeasement, stability, demands and service to the French”he concluded, before attending the peace summit in Gaza.

These comments scandalized many political leaders. “He would like to add fuel to the fire, he wouldn’t do it any other way”observes one of his former ministers. “To speak so casually about national representation is unworthy of a president and shocking for any Republicandenounces the centrist deputy for Eure-et-Loir Harold Huwart. The oppositions are in their role when they defend their convictions. » As for the former Macronist deputy for Hérault (2012-2024) Patrick Vignal, now spokesperson for Renaissance, he laments: “When he does not speak, he is reproached for it; and when he speaks, we hate him! »

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