tensions between Emmanuel Macron and Édouard Philippe

The relationships between Emmanuel Macron and Édouard Philippe are tense. At the heart of the tensions are the preparation of the legislative elections and the distribution of constituencies between the forces of the majority, which the head of state is monitoring extremely closely from the Elysée. “Édouard is greedy beyond reason. He arrived with an excessive demand for 140 constituencies” for his Horizons party, tackles a close friend of Emmanuel Macron, while a minister affirms: “He was betting that he was going to make Macron win by bringing him the right. Macron won on his own and that drove Édouard crazy!”

A false statement, retorts a support from Edouard Philippe. During the campaign, the former Prime Minister was among those who made the most meetings, underlines his entourage, as proof of loyalty. “Édouard does not claim victory, but he claims constituencies to have a group and enlarge the majority”, assures a relative of Édouard Philippe. But beyond the legislative elections, it is the succession of Emmanuel Macron who seems already engaged, Édouard Philippe having never hidden his ambition.