Emmanuel Macron’s mandate at an impasse?

This is the option that Emmanuel Macron wanted to avoid at all costs, an article 49.3 to pass the pension reform. But he had to come to terms with it, like Elisabeth Borne. Is this a failure for the head of state? How can he bounce back? The 49.3 is a bad choice for a majority of French people. To justify himself, Emmanuel Macron highlighted the financial risks for the country in the event of a negative vote. His relatives refuse to speak of failure. A minister says: “The 49.3 is not all in Macron’s DNA. But he could not take the risk of shooting down public finances.”

“His days are numbered”

However, several parliamentarians underline a serious error of assessment. A president who has given the impression in recent weeks to focus on the international and who at the last moment has multiplied crisis meetings. A Renaissance deputy decides: “Don’t be fooled by appearances, he has never been in withdrawal.” So, how to relaunch his five-year term? Will he separate from his Prime Minister? According to a majority parliamentarian, “His days are numbered”. Next step for the Head of State, to address the French. When ? Emmanuel Macron has not yet decided.