Alexandre Chauveau
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11:32 a.m., April 13, 2022
While the polls give Emmanuel Macron the winner in the second round, the president is already thinking about his future mandate. The Head of State wishes in the event of re-election to benefit from the largest possible majority, without creating a coalition with Les Républicains.
Emmanuel Macron wants to continue to gather on the left as on the right for the legislative elections. But, the Head of State intends at the same time to reduce at least the political influence of its future partners. According to our information, if Nicolas Sarkozy and certain executives of the Republicans plead for a grand coalition, Emmanuel Macron opposes it: the current tenant of the Élysée is ready to welcome elected LRs favorable to a union, but no question however, leaving too much room for them.
Aspire the macron-compatible wing of the Republicans
In other words, the outgoing president wants to keep his hands free and could thus create before the legislative elections, a larger formation than La République en Marche, on the model of the UMP… The objective: to suck up the macron-compatible wing of the Republicans , and avoid chapel wars with Horizons or the Modem.
Emmanuel Macron wants at the same time to continue to neutralize Edouard Philippe, of whom he is wary, because the former Prime Minister would see himself playing the hyphens with the right. Finally, the last objective for the Head of State: to create a structure that survives his second term. Because, in the event of re-election, Emmanuel Macron could not carry out a third consecutive five-year term.