Emmanuel Macron tried to be a pedagogue for an hour, a fairly complex exercise with always the concern to seek a position of balance. Of course, in the war, Emmanuel Macron is resolutely on the side of Ukraine and the Ukrainians for the “help resist”. He also promised that France would further increase its deliveries of arms, Caesar guns, and anti-missile systems. But he also repeated that he would continue to speak with Vladimir Putin “whenever necessary” because, “at some point there will be a peace talk with Russia and with Ukraine.”
The Head of State even specified that to remain faithful to his doctrine, which claims to protect his vital interests, France would not respond to a possible tactical Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine. Firm with Moscow, the president does not want to go into extremes to avoid escalation.
On the home front too, he claims to hold a crest line. But it’s like on the international scene: we can see quite clearly which side he leans on. Last night, about the conflict over fuels, the Head of State deplored the late wage negotiations, exalted the social dialogue, but he especially targeted the CGT. He urged the union to “let the country work” and threatened to multiply the requisitions of personnel in the event of persistent blockages. Incidentally, Emmanuel Macron felt sorry for the fate of motorists forced to “queuing for hours in the middle of the night for gas”.
At the Elysée, we know that with this lasting conflict, the battle of opinion will be decisive over the next few days. At least until the demonstration of the Nupes, Sunday, October 16. With this program on France 2, Emmanuel Macron has not yet regained control, but let’s say that, tossed about since his re-election by an addition of crises, military, social, or climatic, he has endeavored to trace “a Cape”. The Head of State repeated the word many times. An effort which also underlined, by contrast, to what extent, it is undoubtedly the absence of a clear course, of compass, which explains the sluggish beginnings of his second five-year term.