The return of Édouard Philippe, what for?

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The mayor of Le Havre and former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe on the France 2 plateau in Paris, April 4, 2021. AFP - THOMAS COEX

By: Guillaume Naudin Follow

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A weekly on Thursday, a television on Sunday and a radio on Wednesday.

After months of relative media silence since leaving Matignon, Édouard Philippe is everywhere.

Officially, it is about promoting a book co-written with his accomplice Gilles Boyer, entitled

Impressions et lines clair

.

But with the very good popularity rating of the person concerned, a presidential election in a year, and a political situation made uncertain by the Covid-19 pandemic, these reflections on the exercise of power question the politico-media community, Macronia. and the right on the intentions of the former prime minister.

The return of Édouard Philippe, what for?

This is the question of the day.

Publicity

To discuss it

:

- Bruno Cautrès

, political scientist, researcher at Cevipof (Sciences Po Political Research Center)

- Pauline Théveniaud

, political journalist for the daily

Le Parisien

and 

Jérémy Marot

, political journalist for Agence France Presse, authors of the books

Les apprentis de l'Élysée

 and

Le Kéké de la République

, Plon editions.

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