Emmanuel Macron received, this Sunday evening, the main ministers of his government to take stock of the situation. The Head of State also issued the agenda for the next few hours in the face of urban violence.
After the urban violence of recent days, the President of the Republic brought together government ministers this Sunday evening to “a status report”. Emmanuel Macron also delivered his objectives for the next few days. The Head of State will first summon a symbol by receiving, at the Elysée, this Tuesday, more than 220 mayors of municipalities victims of violence and degradation.
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The President called on his government “to do everything to restore order and guarantee a return to calm”. Since Saturday, the number of arrests has dropped significantly. There is also less violence in the street. But, on the night of Saturday to Sunday, the ram attack on the home of the mayor of Haÿ-les-Roses in Val-de-Marne was a real shock for the executive. Emmanuel Macron and Vincent Jeanbrun exchanged messages this Sunday, they must meet again this Monday.
The President of the Republic will also open a new cycle of consultations. He thus invited to the Élysée, on Monday, the presidents of the two chambers of Parliament: Gérard Larcher, for the Senate, and Yael Braun-Pivet, for the National Assembly. At the same time, Emmanuel Macron asked the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, to receive the presidents of the political parties represented in the Assembly.
“The president is neither for stopping benefits, nor for yet another suburban plan”
Emmanuel Macron, who points to the role of social networks in this urban violence, wants to start working on the long term on the subject to understand the reasons for these riots. For one of his relatives, “the president is neither for the cessation of allowances, nor for yet another suburban plan”.
With this drop in tensions in recent nights, the Head of State is betting on a gradual appeasement thanks, says his entourage, “to the measures that the government has taken”. Since Friday evening, 45,000 police and gendarmes have been mobilized. On the side of justice, the immediate appearances are linked, even on Sunday.
The week that opens was to launch the home stretch of the famous “100 days of appeasement”, considered by many as a reprieve for the government of Elisabeth Borne. Several ministers and advisers had, moreover, identified this week as that of a possible government reshuffle, but, obviously, these cards have since been reshuffled.