Three days before the launch of the CNR, the Head of State receives representatives of associations of local elected officials on Monday. They had expressed reservations last week about this body already boycotted by part of the opposition.
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Faced with the criticisms aimed at the National Council for Refoundation, the President of the Republic demines himself. “He sees the CNR taking on water, he decides to manage it himself”, summarizes a ministerial source. Emmanuel Macron receives Monday, September 5, three days before the deadline, thehe main associations of elected officials, the Association of Mayors of France (AMF) and the Assembly of French Departments (AdF) and Regions of France. They estimated last Friday that the CNR “was not the appropriate framework to discuss the challenges of local authority competences”.
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The head of state “wants to make a point, without yelling at them, but by putting them face to face with their responsibilities” anticipates a close friend of the President. For several days, the Elysée has been annoyed to see those whom the Palace designates as the “boycotters” take more light than those who choose to “say chick” to the presidential proposal. A large part of the opposition has indeed already announced that it will not participate in the opening ceremony of the National Council for Refoundation on Thursday in Marcoussis (Essonne).
Through this body – whose name is inspired by the National Council of Resistance – which must bring together political actors, unions, associations and citizens around several major reform themes, such as full employment, old age, health or education, Emmanuel Macron says he wants to draw a new voice and build consensus.“He really believes in it”, insists an adviser. By receiving the heads of local authorities, he pushes this logic of “hand held out”.
Who will let themselves be convinced or stick to their positions? The Palace highlights the fact that three quarters of the guests responded. For now, they are fifty to have confirmed their participation in the launch day. Among them, Laurent Berger, the boss of the CFDT, or Thierry Beaudet, the president of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (Cese). In a letter sent Thursday, September 1 to its members, the latter indicated that the time was past “to take refuge behind institutional logics or maximalist requirements”.