Emmanuel Macron has settled at Fort Brégançon, the summer residence of the Presidents of the Republic in the Var, the Elysee Palace confirmed on Thursday, for a summer break whose return dates have not yet been decided. According to the local press, he arrived discreetly on Wednesday evening, following the last Council of Ministers before the holidays. He will return to his government during the Council of Ministers back to school on August 25, but his return date could also take place earlier, according to the Elysee.
His vacation will be "studious", indicated the presidency in a formula that has become ritual. As the government spokesman Gabriel Attal suggested, the president could in particular bring together this summer, with his principal ministers, one or more health defense councils, by videoconference, in order to adapt the government strategy to developments. of the epidemic, which is progressing in the world and still present in France.
Maybe a few outings
Its return to school in 2020 is already shaping up to be very busy, with the presentation of a historic recovery plan of 100 billion euros promised for the end of August, in the context of a pre-election campaign, twenty months before the 2022 presidential election. President obviously continues to follow national and international current affairs issues and remains particularly attentive to the evolution of the health situation in the territory. He also reminded members of the government on Wednesday of the need to remain in a permanent state of watch and fully mobilized ”, specifies the presidency.
The Fort, perched on a peninsula out of sight, has also become for him a diplomatic weapon, the Head of State having become accustomed to receiving foreign leaders there every summer, including last year. Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Elysee has not confirmed whether it would be the same this year, without excluding this possibility. Nothing is officially planned, but he could also participate, as every year, in the ceremony to commemorate the Landing in Provence on August 17 in Bormes-les-Mimosas, where he had offered himself in previous years a walkabout with the inhabitants, in the company of his wife.
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