Jacques Serais, edited by Alexandre Dalifard / Photo credit: MAXIME GRUSS / HANS LUCAS / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP
Before the Joint Commission on the immigration law, the last meeting in Matignon is scheduled for Sunday. A sign of the tension reigning in Macronie before this Joint Commission, ministers have been instructed not to speak in the media this weekend.
After the snafu over the immigration law, no new meeting this Saturday. The last one, before the Joint Commission, is scheduled for Sunday evening in Matignon. And in the meantime, it’s a tense weekend for the government which is literally walking on eggshells.
Avoid any unfortunate expressions
A sign of the tension reigning in Macronie before this Joint Commission, ministers have been instructed not to speak in the media this weekend. A request from Matignon to avoid any unfortunate expression from the government. It must be said that the risk of tension is great, both among the Republicans, who are in a position of strength, and within the presidential majority. A majority which hopes to find a compromise with the right so that this text does not end in failure.
But the presidential camp is also held by a left wing, disinclined to the idea of eating its hat in the event of a Joint Joint Commission. In fact, the executive will need to be assured of the support of all of its own troops. “I invite everyone to measure their comments and not to interfere in the discussion,” said Elisabeth Borne during a meeting this week targeting the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, who had, at his eyes, a little too loose. The Prime Minister knows what this could lead to. What is at stake is also his future at Matignon.