Jacques Serais
After the forced passage of the pension reform, Emmanuel Macron and Élisabeth Borne must face the beginnings of disunity within Macronie. The use of 49-3 has left its mark on some parliamentarians, who distance themselves from the head of state. A problem, even though the Prime Minister has been given the mission to enlarge the majority.
The situation is difficult for the executive. Faced with the mobilizations against the pension reform, and the increase in violence during the latter, Emmanuel Macron will meet this Monday at noon with Élisabeth Borne at the Élysée, then will have lunch with the Prime Minister and the executives of the majority. Objective: to find a way out of the crisis.
Among the ways to achieve this, the Head of State entrusted Élisabeth Borne with the delicate mission of widening the majority, during her televised intervention last week. But before convincing outside, the president and his Prime Minister will have to ensure unity within Macronie.
Because if until now, the Renaissance deputies blindly followed Emmanuel Macron, now this time seems to be over. Several parliamentarians from the ranks of the majority no longer hesitate to distance themselves from the Head of State. The use of 49-3 left traces. Many wanted to go to the vote and do not admit to having come to that. “It was a mistake”, continues to think a deputy who still has not digested.
Soothe, maintain discipline and remobilize
Remobilizing the troops and keeping them disciplined is the whole purpose of the presidential staging of the moment, with in particular the reception at the Elysee Palace of all the parliamentarians of the majority last Tuesday evening. And to start the week, it is again the feathered hats of Renaissance, MoDem and Horizons that Emmanuel Macron is preparing to welcome to the Palace.
Elisabeth Borne, for her part, also plays the card of appeasement. After having used 49-3 eleven times since her arrival at Matignon, the Prime Minister has made it known that she no longer wishes to use this constitutional weapon outside of budgetary texts. An announcement as well addressed to the oppositions as to his own camp.