The electoral campaign for the second round is in full swing. Fully committed to supporting the outgoing president, Christian Estrosi, who has played a leading role, aims to be a driving force for proposals: “The time has come to establish a government of republican unity, without deviating from the spirit of the project supported by our candidate.”
This option is not unrelated to Emmanuel Macron’s openness remarks, when on the evening of the first round, he called for the union of progressive forces from all sides. It was indirectly mentioned this Tuesday by Nicolas Sarkozy in his pro-Macron statement.
Regarding Emmanuel Macron, this hypothesis does not disrupt his political structure already articulated in several components.
Moreover, his choices for ministerial positions already reflect a mosaic formed by individuals from diverse and varied backgrounds.
If this can function as a call for potential candidacies from parties or movements that supported other candidates in the first round, so much the better; now is not the time to be picky. Between ministers and secretaries of state, there will be numerous positions to fill.
A comment does need to be made, however: the reference to the first Fillon government made by the Mayor of Nice is not the most pertinent.
Indeed, if Nicolas Sarkozy had wanted a government of openness by calling on individuals from civil society, the associative world, and even the left, how could one forget the poor performances of these “musikanten” who poorly understood the score, with some even singing out of tune. Moreover, most have returned to their starting point and have disappeared from the political scene’s radar.
So yes, the idea is good but… “adelante hombre, con judicio.”
