“It’s the crucifixion”: six months before the end of his mandate, the violent twilight of Emmanuel Macron

Another “last time” marked on the calendar. This Wednesday, November 11, Emmanuel Macron chaired the last armistice ceremonies of his double five-year term in Paris. No particular embellishments for this memorial event: those around him work to trivialize these moments. Move around, the president presides, “until the last second”.

Would there be an atmosphere of denial at the Élysée, six months before the end of his second term? Emmanuel Macron wanted to refute this impression by showing that he was concerned about the presidential election. Last week, he let slip an idea to avoid a second round between Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon: a coalition with an improbable spectrum, ranging from Raphaël Glucksmann to David Lisnard, by tackling a compromise project before agreeing on the incarnation. A proposal greeted with shrugs in his own camp. Which does not prevent candidates from…