"This vote obliges me": after his re-election, Emmanuel Macron wants to convince his opponents

Jacques Serais, edited by Nathanaël Bentura 3:42 p.m., April 25, 2022

Emmanuel Macron will spend five more years at the Elysée.

The French re-elected him with 58.5% of the vote, ahead of Marine Le Pen, who won 41.5% of the vote.

The President of the Republic celebrated his victory on the Champ de Mars, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on Sunday evening.

He spoke in front of his activists for about 15 minutes and took the opportunity to send a message to the voters who had voted for him to block Marine Le Pen.

"I also know that many of our compatriots voted for me today, not to support the ideas I hold, but to block those of the far right," he conceded before addressing them: "I want to tell them here that I am aware that this vote obliges me for the years to come."

What signals does Emmanuel Macron intend to send to his opponents?

From Sunday evening, Emmanuel Macron began to address his opponents, during his speech, recalling that he was no longer the candidate of a clan, but the president of all.

Now the question arises: will there be a change of method?

Admittedly, Marine Le Pen lost, but she still garnered almost 3 million more votes, compared to 2017. At the same time, Emmanuel Macron also owes his victory to his voters, who voted for him to make dam without adhering to his project.

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More than 50% of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's voters in the first round voted for him in the second.

Should we consider this new situation?

The question divides in the entourage of the head of state.

"We must not give the impression that we are betraying this electorate", analyzes an adviser.

"One way or another, it obliges us."

A line that is not unanimous, however, because internally, others are pushing on the contrary for the president to take action quickly.

"It's the principle of the election. There is a winner. When you have won, you have won. You have to apply the project", remarks a close friend of the president.

Two opposing visions within the same camp and ministers who do not yet know on which foot to dance.

Bruno Le Maire said Monday morning, for example, that he could not give the guarantee that there will not be 49.3 for the pension reform.

Macronie faces a dilemma.

While the Head of State must at the same time avoid destabilizing his base before attacking the battle for the legislative elections,