Louis de Raguenel, edited by Thibault Nadal 06:18, March 18, 2022

Thursday March 17, Emmanuel Macron unveiled his program during a meeting that lasted more than four hours.

First, the Head of State tried to justify the results of his mandate, which he describes as "good", even if he recognized two major errors: pensions and the reform of institutions.

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Thursday, Emmanuel Macron (finally) unveiled his program for the presidential election.

A presentation that lasted more than four hours.

And the least we can say is that this program is more of a continuation.

There is no major break, with the exception of the reduction in inheritance taxes, also claimed by Valérie Pécresse or Éric Zemmour.

Another novelty: if he is re-elected, Emmanuel Macron promises a change in the method of governance.

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The candidate insisted a lot on his balance sheet, which he considers "good", to better explain why it is necessary to go further, with measures now known: retirement at 65, or the conditioning of the payment of the RSA to 15 days of work per month.

A clearly center-right social-democratic program.

The two failures that Macron recognizes during his mandate

Emmanuel Macron has the need to strengthen the independence of France, in terms of defence, agriculture, energy, but always within the European framework.

Because for the Head of State, if independence is French, sovereignty must be European.

Other campaign promises that are close to the heart of Emmanuel Macron: school and health, in particular to better fight against inequalities at the root.

The president was less comfortable on several subjects, such as the break with Valérie Pécresse or why during his mandate, more than 10,000 police and gendarmes were recruited, while insecurity is progressing.

And on immigration, more restrictive conditions for access to nationality but nothing at this stage to increase the expulsion of illegal immigrants.

Finally, Emmanuel Macron, who does not plan to lose this election, acknowledged two failures: pensions and institutional reform.