Former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is back on the national scene, nine months after leaving office.
At the head of the political popularity barometers since his departure, the mayor of Le Havre, who soon publishes an essay entitled "Impression and clear lines" refuses to say more about his future commitment.
Nine months after his departure from Matignon, the former Prime Minister, Édouard Philippe is back on the front of the media scene with a book
Impression and Clear Lines
(JC Lattès), to be published on April 7, and a tour of media to promote it.
In this book, which he mentioned in an interview with
Le
Point
, the mayor of Le Havre reveals himself without saying too much about his political future.
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"You will see"
Édouard Philippe assumes it: he "likes to be in charge".
Yet here he is deprived of the controls of Matignon for nine months, but he leaves nothing to leak from his plans for the future.
The only thing he says for sure is that he has no intention of seeing his ideas "go to waste" without fighting for them.
As for the methods, he says nothing more: "You will see."
The Prime Minister always ensures to keep a cool head vis-a-vis his popularity which he says "as solid as a billow of smoke".
Édouard Philippe's return coincides with a time when the head of state, Emmanuel Macron, must resolve to close schools again.
A decision which, last year, had made Édouard Philippe weep with rage and sadness, says the former head of government, who had also always been reluctant to talk about the world after.
"I find it unwise until the crisis has finished producing its effects," he said.
Emmanuel Macron, he had spoken about it on April 13, in the heart of the first wave.
While Édouard Philippe still enjoys a good popularity rating, the macronie may have to watch his every word during the promotion of his essay.