Jacques Serais 07:30, April 17, 2023
After the promulgation of the pension reform, Emmanuel Macron will speak this Monday evening, during a televised address. In front of the French, the latter will try to set his new priorities for the rest of his five-year term. But in his entourage, we warn: "It will not be the big night".Three days after the validation of the pension reform by the Constitutional Council and two days after its promulgation in the Official Journal, Emmanuel Macron will speak to the French this Monday evening at 20 hours. This televised speech is eagerly awaited as the head of state seems to be without solution to breathe new life into his five-year term in the face of significant opposition to the postponement of the legal age of departure to 64 years.
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"Setting priorities"
And the stakes are high for the president, who wants to turn the page and continue his action. But the latter seems without solutions, before his speech at 20 p.m. Then, he will meet earlier in the day at the Élysée his Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, as well as several ministers and executives of the majority. Final consultations revealing a certain improvisation of the President in this pivotal moment.
What will he say? "Affirm the course, set priorities and show determination," replies one of his shadow advisers. In other words, the President of the Republic will try to revive a failed start to the second five-year term. But will Emmanuel Macron's words to the nation be enough to convince the French?
A speech that will not erase the wounds
Some members of the government plead for a great ministerial upheaval with new incarnations, while others defend the idea of moving forward flexibly, step by step. "It won't be the big night. The rifle is not armed for that, "decrypts a minister.
As usual, Emmanuel Macron will underweight every word of his statement until the last moment, even if he has few illusions: his speech will not erase the wounds of the battle of pensions.