Alexandre Chauveau, edited by Gauthier Delomez
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday evening the gradual lifting of health constraints in the coming weeks. Announcements made with great fanfare which could be modeled with the entry into the campaign of Emmanuel Macron. The outgoing president had conditioned his candidacy on the decline of the epidemic.
Jean Castex prepares the ground for Emmanuel Macron. Thursday evening at a press conference, the Prime Minister presented a timetable for the gradual lifting of health restrictions in place of government spokesman Gabriel Attal. History to emphasize this positive news for the executive, a few weeks before the presidential election. A calendar that could be slammed with the entry into the campaign of the outgoing president, who has still not officially declared his candidacy.
Show that the government’s strategy has worked
The objective for the executive is to show that the strategy has worked, and that the measures taken at the end of last year have borne fruit. Emmanuel Macron thus intends to appear as a president capable of making unpopular decisions, but also of loosening the noose when the situation allows it. The head of state had unofficially conditioned his entry into the campaign to the decline in the epidemic. The improvement in the health situation should thus contribute to accelerating his decision.
Announcements of #Castex19h : “The Prime Minister’s objective is to prepare the ground, there is a desire to praise the balance sheet and the management of the crisis, to allow Macron to declare himself a candidate in 15 days”, analyzes Louis de Raguenel #Punchlinepic.twitter.com/Rp9PprUiXp
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Nothing is holding Emmanuel Macron back from running again
At the Elysee Palace, Europe 1 is told that nothing is now holding the outgoing president back from running for re-election. The majority has also been commissioned to defend its record, insisting on the management of the fifth wave, yet much criticized by the opposition.
Order was also given to avoid the slightest controversy, as the one around Jean-Michel Blanquer’s vacation this week. Clearly, Emmanuel Macron is waiting for the horizon to be perfectly clear to finally formalize his candidacy.