New book, media feedback ... What are Édouard Philippe's ambitions?

Rather discreet since his departure from Matignon, Édouard Philippe is preparing to make his media comeback.

The former Prime Minister of Emmanuel Macron will publish on April 7 a book entitled

, co-written with his lifelong companion Gilles Boyer, and is starting a media tour this week to present his book.

The opportunity, perhaps, to learn more about the ambitions of the former tenant of Matignon, whom some, on the right, dream of seeing as a candidate in the next presidential election. 

A dinner with Emmanuel Macron at the beginning of the month

It is a return to the literary atmosphere, relativizes Édouard Philippe, even if he is well aware that he will not escape political questions: questions on the current management of the health crisis, on his future of ex -Prime People's Minister, etc. 

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According to a relative, he is impatient to regain a place in the political landscape after this long cure of post-Matignon silence.

A return as a man loyal to Emmanuel Macron, with whom he had dinner at the beginning of the month, and at the same time free, insist his friends.

He multiplies the meetings with the elected officials

But up to what point?

Macronists will dissect every word of his.

And for his part, Édouard Philippe meets a lot of people: ministers, parliamentarians, mayors, elected officials of all kinds, right-wing, left-wing and even green, one of his friends is having fun.

Those who dream of seeing him as a candidate have come to the following conclusion: he is not closing the door to the presidential election.

But at this stage, only one certainty: his return will be under the sign of the Covid, with signings of his book today suspended.