ON DECRYPT
Since his arrival July 25 Fort Brégançon in the town of Bormes-les-Mimosas in the Var, Emmanuel Macron was very discreet. A stay between rest and work, regularly assured the Elysee, insisting more on the word "work" than on the word "rest". His silence was broken Monday, with the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the landing in Provence.
A consensual exit
With this ceremony, the President of the Republic has indeed plunged into the news, but a less hot, less controversial, like his call to mayors to honor the African heroes of the Liberation. The commemoration was part of the series of ceremonies related to the end of the two world conflicts that Emmanuel Macron has multiplied since the fall - the centenary of the end of the First World War in November, and the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings in June. .
Alongside Nicolas Sarkozy
Emmanuel Macron took advantage, in passing, to appear with Nicolas Sarkozy, the only former head of state to have accepted the invitation of the Elysee. Sitting side by side during the ceremony, they exchanged smiles in front of the cameras, before having lunch together, alongside the Ivorian and Guinean presidents. The two men, who also took a small crowd at the exit of the ceremony, appreciate. With this image, Emmanuel Macron addresses a new sign to his right and Nicolas Sarkozy a new sign of political life.
Diplomatic return
On Saturday, Emmanuel Macron will also participate in a more informal ceremony, celebrating the liberation of Bormes-les-Mimosas. This appointment, which he promised to visit each year, should allow him to spend a moment "friendly" with the inhabitants, according to the Elysee.
This memorial sequence will soon follow an international sequence for Emmanuel Macron: a tête-à-tête with Vladimir Putin in Brégançon on Monday, the G7 in Biarritz then the UN General Assembly in mid-September. A busy international agenda and Emmanuel Macron takes the field ... This is exactly what has been theorized for this famous "act 2" of the quinquennium: a president in height and a prime minister in the front line.