Emmanuel Macron calls for “unity” in the face of “the end of abundance” and “recklessness” – Le Monde

The Head of State and the executive returned to school on Wednesday August 24. On this occasion, Emmanuel Macron called on the government to “unity” in the face of “the big shift” which marks this recovery with “the end of abundance”, “obviousness” and “recklessness”. After three weeks of vacation, the president set the course by speaking at length at the start of the back-to-school council of ministers, a speech exceptionally broadcast live. “It’s a big shift that we are going through,” warned the Head of State, returning to the recent “series of serious crises”, from Ukraine to drought, in the preamble to the Council of Ministers back to school. ‘Elysium. “The moment we live in may seem to be structured by a series of serious crises (…) and it could be that some see our destiny as being constantly to manage crises or emergencies. For my part, I believe that what we are experiencing is more of the order of a major shift or a major upheaval,” declared Emmanuel Macron. Read also: Article reserved for our subscribers Climate emergency: the measures announced by the government after a summer marked by disasters Call for “unity” While, faced with this situation, the Head of State estimated that the French “may react with great anxiety”, he called on the members of the government to “say things”, to “name with great clarity and without catastrophism”. “I expect the government to respect the word given and the commitments we have made to the nation,” he added. “What I hope we can do in the coming weeks and months is to reaffirm a very strong unity of the government, of the forces of the majority” around “a course that will allow us to consolidate our sovereignty, our French and European independence,” he said. Read also: Article reserved for our subscribers Political return: behind the “crisis president” Macron, the growing questions about the lack of direction Faced with “the rise of illiberal regimes” and the “strengthening of authoritarian regimes”, the president has called on the ministers to be “serious”, “credible” and not to give in to the temptation of “demagogy”. “It’s easy to promise anything and everything, sometimes to say anything and everything. Do not give in to these temptations, it is that of demagoguery. They flourish in all democracies today, in a complex and frightening world. It can always seem appealing to say what people want to hear (…) but first you have to think about whether it is effective and useful,” he added, without citing concrete examples. Read also: Article reserved for our subscribers The four challenges of Emmanuel Macron’s return to school: purchasing power, budget vote, unemployment benefit and pension reform Le Monde with AFP