He is a man whom the French ignore (almost) everything … To their great regret. July 3, 2020, after three years spent at Matignon, Edouard Philippe leaves the Elysée to make way for Jean Castex. Three years marked by the emblematic tandem he formed with Emmanuel Macron but also by an unprecedented health crisis which will have roughed up the fifty-year-old politician. An unimaginable event for the one who had lost six kilos when taking office. Three years later, Edith Chabre’s companion returned to the town hall of Le Havre and can enjoy a normal family life. Indeed, as recalled by JDD, the father of three children has always made it a point of honor to take care of his family …
“His family vetoed …”
Edouard Philippe has always placed the happiness of his family at the heart of his success. A happiness that he found at a distance from his wife, Edith, who has always refused to leave their accommodation in the 9th arrondissement. However, the couple have always remained united, including during the three years in office of the former prime minister. What about his children Anatole, Léonard and Sarah? According to The JDD, these would have played a key role in the political turn of Edouard Philippe at the exit of the Elysée. Indeed, while the national political scene easily imagined him to be the mayor of Paris, he preferred to return to his neighborhoods in Le Havre, far from the bustle of Paris, for a very specific reason …
Indeed, Edouard Philippe would have refused to apply for mayor of Paris to protect his three children from the weight of his notoriety: “His family wielded a veto. His three children, who are continuing their studies in Paris, could not imagine being the son and daughter of the mayor of the city for years “, can we read, while a friend of the former Prime Minister adds: “While Matignon does not last “. An argument that he did not however draw about his candidacy for the next presidential elections. “The box is checked “, specifies one of his close friends. Hoping that by then her three children will have finished their studies …
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