behind the scenes of the discreet dinner between Macron and his ministers at the Élysée

The appointment may be usual, it has nevertheless remained discreet this year. And for good reason, tens of thousands of hectares of forest were at the same time catching fire in Gironde and in the Landes, leading to the massive evacuation of many civilian populations. However, as is the summer tradition that he himself established, Emmanuel Macron invited all the members of the government and their spouses for an informal dinner in the gardens of the Élysée, on Tuesday July 19. Arriving at 7:30 p.m., as specified in the invitation email, the ministers waited for the President of the Republic for about 30 minutes.

The latter, who was preparing his trip the next day to the South-West departments plagued by fires, showed up shortly after 8 p.m., accompanied by the first lady. Microphone in hand, he spoke a brief introductory word, asking for “courage” and some “mobilizationto its executive with a view to…