What can we expect from Macron's interview on the coronavirus?

Emmanuel Macron's speech, from the Elysee Palace and broadcast live on TV, June 14, 2020. -

• After leaving Prime Minister Jean Castex, Minister of Health Olivier Véran and the prefects to speak to announce targeted restrictions, Emmanuel Macron has chosen to return to the helm in matters of communication on the coronavirus.

• He should announce this Wednesday health measures to stop the rebound of the Covid-19 epidemic in France, and appeal to the French.

• The majority hope to encourage the population to reduce their social interactions to limit contamination, which is on the rise in the region.

His last speech on the coronavirus dates back to June 14.

Emmanuel Macron will again address the French to talk to them about the Covid-19 epidemic, this Wednesday as part of an interview on the evening television news on France 2 and TF1.

After letting his ministers and his head of government show the niche at the start of the coronavirus rebound, the president is back to maneuver on the communication side.

In the majority, we welcome this return of the speech of the Head of State, even if it also reflects the seriousness of the situation according to the parliamentarians interviewed by

Announce new restrictions?

The Head of State will respond, live from the Elysee Palace, to questions from journalists Gilles Bouleau (TF1) and Anne-Sophie Lapix (France 2).

A less solemn format than the speeches addressed to the French.

In the morning, during the weekly defense council, the executive will examine "the epidemiological data to see whether it is necessary to go further," Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Monday on France Info.

The presidential interview could be an opportunity to formalize new restrictions on freedoms to stem the upsurge in the epidemic.

A curfew, for example, as some walking deputies envision.

“We don't have the right to ban private gatherings in France.

The only way to fight against this is to limit traffic in certain towns from a certain time, ”suggests Rhone deputy Bruno Bonnell.

Among his colleagues, we also speculate on a possible ban on interregional travel, a kind of local containment to prevent the inhabitants of the most contaminated cities from spreading the virus to other regions, in particular during the All Saints holidays.

On the good news side, the head of state could develop his strategy for the French most in difficulty in this crisis, while the government must present measures for "the most vulnerable" on Saturday.

"We need a collective awareness"

In addition to any announcements, the majority expect the Head of State to call on the population to change their behavior, an injunction that is however very delicate because legally impossible.

"The French must be careful in their private interactions, even if they have trouble hearing and accepting it", underlines the MoDem deputy of Hauts-de-Seine Isabelle Florennes.

The intervention of Emmanuel Macron is also necessary to encourage the population to respect the restrictions already in force according to the parliamentarian who says he sees too many cases of "non-compliance with measures in the Paris region".

"If people do not respect the restrictions, we will have to take more drastic measures," she fears.

The Prime Minister also noted Monday on France Info that the rules enacted by his government are not always respected.

"There can no longer be any relaxation", warned Jean Castex, estimating that "the French considered a little too quickly, in spite of the speeches which we held, that this virus had disappeared".

"We need a collective awareness," abounds Bruno Bonnell.

"Take height" to erase the inconsistencies

The exercise is difficult, we agree in the ranks of deputies, because the government does not want the country's economy to suffer even more from the coronavirus.

“Emmanuel Macron must reassure the French, but also explain why the measures are essential and must be respected,” says Erwan Balanant, MoDem deputy from Finistère.

"In short, to do pedagogy and call for the responsibility of each one".

To justify the restrictions, the president should "emphasize that there is better in areas where binding measures have been applied, such as in Nice," said a source close to the executive, quoted by AFP.

Emmanuel Macron also has the task of bringing "consistency", we repeat in the majority.

"His word allows you to gain height, it is necessary because there are sometimes speeches which arouse incomprehension among the French", notes the centrist Isabelle Florennes, "for example when a member of the government calls on the French to maintain national tourism, while others encourage limiting travel ”.

Explain to get acceptance

While restaurateurs, nightclub owners or certain local elected officials have questioned certain decisions taken in Paris, "we must explain why these measures make sense," insists walker Bruno Bonnell.

"Why are circuses closing but not cinemas?"

Explaining it is crucial for the French to accept and respect these measures ”.

Emmanuel Macron should also recall the measures taken by his government since the first wave of the epidemic, while independent experts appointed by the Elysee Palace on Tuesday pointed to flaws in the management of the first wave of the coronavirus.

During the traditional interview of July 14, the head of state assured that France would be ready in the event of a second wave

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