Édouard Philippe and his Horizons movement are back to school

What was the content of Édouard Philippe’s back-to-school speech? “Some avenues for reflection on decentralization, Europe and the accumulation of mandates, support for Elisabeth Borne and Gérald Darmanin, and scratches at Marine Le Pen”summary Julien Neny, present in Angers (Maine-et-Loire). “The former Prime Minister is actively preparing for the next presidential election in 2027 and benefits at this stage from flattering polls. Today, the risk is to appear too high too early in these opinion studies, like his mentor Alain Skirted before 2017”continues the journalist.

The “marathon” of the next presidential election in the viewfinder

Will he stay the course over the next four years? During his speech, Édouard Philippe used a sporting metaphor: “Many journalists talk to me about 2027, and tell me that it is very far away. Four years for a sprint is a long time. Four years to prepare for a triple marathon is almost short.” Behind the scenes, those close to the mayor of Le Havre “assume to be involved in politics and not think about the next presidential election”, indicates Julien Neny. One of them even calls him “malpractice”.