After three years at Matignon, Edouard Philippe resigned from his post as Prime Minister on Friday morning and was replaced by Jean Castex. What will Edouard Philippe, newly re-elected mayor of Le Havre do now? Decryption.

DECRYPTION

After submitting his resignation to the President of the Republic on Friday morning, Edouard Philippe will hand over to his successor Jean Castex in the early afternoon. The question then arises of its political future. Elected Sunday mayor of Le Havre, he will first find the city he directed from 2010 to 2017. One can also imagine establishing himself more widely in Normandy, to make the region a bastion of Macronie.

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Candidate in 2022?

Some also imagine him a candidate for the presidential election in 2022 and work there behind the scenes. Telegram "Edouard Philippe 2022" loops exist, but that doesn't have much real consistency at the moment. Edouard Philippe has been extremely loyal to the President of the Republic in recent years, with whom he has always worked in faithful collaboration.

The Elysée Palace has also announced that Emmanuel Macron and Edouard Philippe will continue to work together. "Edouard Philippe will help the President to politically structure the majority", confides the presidency.

the Elysée Palace announces that Emmanuel Macron and Edouard Philippe will continue to work together: "Edouard Philippe will help the President to politically structure the majority" @ Europe1 # reshuffle

- Jean-Rémi Baudot (@jrbaudot) July 3, 2020

In view of 2022, Edouard Philippe could be a remedy for the majority, because it is very popular. But will his popularity rating remain as high until the presidential term? The question is valid. In addition, if Emmanuel Macron is campaigning for the next two years, it is not certain that there is a political space for Edouard Philippe.

It should also be remembered that, even if he is surrounded by many advisers, he does not have a team around him. The page of "Juppeism" that he embodied is also turning. It remains to be seen now if "Philippism" exists.