“The president is having fun with public opinion,” says a political scientist

Who will be Prime Minister? The question has haunted all spheres of French politics since the dissolution of the National Assembly and the resignation of Gabriel Attal’s government. On Monday, September 2, as Emmanuel Macron continued his consultations, a new figure emerged in the debate, in addition to the names of Xavier Bertrand and Bernard Cazeneuve. A teacher by profession, Thierry Beaudet is president of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council. As such, he would be a fan of consensus, confirms Jean-Luc Mano, political communications advisor. “From Emmanuel Macron’s point of view, this represents an advantage”he assures.

Left-wing and close to the CFDT, Thierry Beaudet would nevertheless have “says a lot of good things about Macron”says the specialist. “We are moving towards a parliamentarization of our institutions, of their functioning”observes political scientist Olivier Rouquan, faced with this period without a government where cohabitation seems likely. From his point of view, in this new political situation without a government, “The president is having fun with public opinion”.