Guillaume Dominguez, edited by Thibault Nadal
Before the summer holidays which will begin on August 7, a last council of ministers was held this Friday at the Élysée. The opportunity for Emmanuel Macron to take stock of these first hundred days of his second five-year term. But also to set the course before the resumption scheduled for August 24th.
This Friday, July 29, took place the last Council of Ministers. During this last working meeting before the holidays, Emmanuel Macron said he was satisfied with these first hundred days of this second five-year term. Satisfied to note that his defeat in the legislative elections did not prevent the vote of three texts in the National Assembly, in particular concerning health issues and purchasing power. A close friend of Emmanuel Macron recognizes it all the same: the country has become much more difficult to govern, without an absolute majority for the executive.
The “MBS” controversy
Another subject of this Council of Ministers, the questions of energy capacity. The EDF company has never produced so little electricity in its history. This is the result of a lack of clear political leadership for years. With the drastic drop in Russian imports due to European sanctions, the government still wants to believe that it will succeed in securing supplies with new exporting countries.
A perspective that justifies dinner this Thursday evening between Emmanuel Macron and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. The Gulf country is the world’s leading oil producing country. But this dinner meeting caused controversy because of the murder charges against journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
A recovery scheduled for August 24
Finally, ministers who are preparing to go on vacation will be able to rest from the end of next week, but must always be available in the event of an emergency. The hardest will really begin at the start of the school year. Next Council of Ministers on August 24.