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CHRONIC. Everything counts in a presidential election. Including physical appearance. The former Prime Minister takes care of managing his own.
Through Michael Richard
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“J‘learn’, ‘I prepare myself’. In his recent interview with Point, Édouard Philippe does not hide his game. He learns, therefore, and prepares to be a candidate in 2027. Rarely has the announcement of candidacy been more transparent. In the four years that separate him from the presidential election, anything can certainly happen. Its flattering popularity today may crumble. He must hold on, not be forgotten, know how to situate himself in relation to Macron, heir or rebellious, embody a vision, organize his troops… Nothing is obvious in this course. But Philippe is learning and preparing.
In fact, he does more than prepare. It also prepares the French to face an unprecedented question, which affects its bodily intimacy while being eminently political. Can we elect a president of the…