What we know about Emmanuel Macron’s press conference scheduled for Tuesday evening

The President of the Republic will answer questions from journalists from the Elysée on Tuesday at 8:15 p.m., and could make some announcements.

So here it is, this “meeting with the nation”. Emmanuel Macron will answer questions from the media on Tuesday January 16 at 8:15 p.m. at a press conference. The head of state rarely lends himself to this type of exercise. The previous time, outside the campaign for the presidential election in 2022, dates back to April 25, 2019. The president then presented to the press the conclusions of the major national debate which followed the demonstrations “yellow vests”.

The press conference will take place at the Elysée, in front of dozens of journalists. It will be held during the evening television news. An unusual schedule which “watch a desire to reach as many French people as possible”, explains Emmanuel Macron’s entourage to the political department of France Télévisions. It will be broadcast on TF1, France 2, the continuous news channels but also franceinfo.fr and could last around two hours, according to our information. The colors of the Republic – blue, white, red – will be highlighted during this press conference, and the government will be present alongside the Head of State, specifies the Elysée to France Télévisions.

Expected announcements on public policies

After a difficult year 2023, marked in particular by the turbulent adoption of the immigration law and the pension reform, Emmanuel Macron is trying to relaunch his five-year term. The president wishes “set the deep meaning of action for this new government”, one week after the appointment of Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister, continues the entourage of the head of state. This press conference “part of the meeting with the nation” promised by Emmanuel Macron in December, specifies the same source. This will not be the highlight of this meeting, but a “important moment”, adds the Elysée to France Télévisions.

What will be the themes addressed by Emmanuel Macron? “The president will discuss national subjects, which interest the French, but will also talk about international issues”, declares the Elysée to franceinfo, without giving further details. The President of the Republic, who must deliver an opening speech of around twenty minutes before responding to journalists, wishes “cast wide” For “answer the questions of the French”, according to information from the France Télévisions political service. The Head of State should also take the opportunity to make several announcements on issues of public policy, education and ecology.