Emmanuel Macron between assessment of his mandate and entry into the campaign

Not yet a presidential candidate, and already preparing the ground. During a two-hour television interview, Wednesday, December 15, Emmanuel Macron did not answer questions about his candidacy. However, he returned to the main stages of his five-year term. Still on the table: the pension reform, whose head of state wants to simplify the system. “We need to move towards a simplified system where, for the civil service, employees, and the self-employed, we have three major schemes”.

Regarding his small sentences, which have aroused a lot of criticism, the president and almost candidate has justified himself on several occasions. “I learned alongside the French, undoubtedly to love them better”, he says with a contrite air. “It’s a mixture of honesty, frankness, and probably a few things that are a bit overplayed.”, decrypts Nathalie Saint-Cricq, political columnist for France Télévisions.