Emmanuel Macron is drawing a social and ecological turn but does not know what to do with his Prime Minister. Either Edouard Philippe stays and he changes his policy, or he leaves the government and will have to decide what he does with his popularity.
Emmanuel Macron wants to announce the end of the health war on Sunday and prepare people for the aftermath of the epidemic. This is for the official agenda and then there is the unofficial agenda.
At the same time, Emmanuel Macron is thinking about composing a new government team with this unresolved question at this time: whether or not to confirm Édouard Philippe in Matignon.
You have to say things as they are: yes, Emmanuel Macron wants to change Prime Minister. He is studying the hypothesis of appointing Jean-Yves Le Drian to replace Édouard Philippe in Matignon. The only problem is that Edouard Philippe is popular.
Emmanuel Macron may say in small committee that it is an epiphenomenon, the Head of State is well obliged to admit that the likely mayor of Le Havre is no longer the first comer and that he is imposing a balance of power since a few weeks.
When we see what he expects, Édouard Philippe will have to make a revolution with the ecology, the transition to the quasi-subsidized economy, the implementation of a social policy and weaving links with the majority while he never wanted to join La République en Marche to date.
In short, to remain prime minister Édouard Philippe will have to change himself.