Emmanuel Macron’s very discreet vacation in Brégançon

That’s the difficulty with the “study vacation”. The first half of the concept is visible and public, therefore subject to controversy. While the second part takes place behind closed doors and never proves to be too politically buoyant. This paradox, Emmanuel Macron has rubbed shoulders with it every summer for five years. With more or less success depending on the exercises.

Because, like its predecessors, the President of the Republic first went through the classic errors of communication before finding the right tone. Thus the complaint he saw fit to file, in August 2017, against a paparazzi accused of “harassment” for having tried to photograph him outside the professional framework in Marseille. Or the strong criticism born of his project, in June 2018, of build an “above ground” swimming pool at Fort Brégançon (Var), a sign that the country was in tension, ready to ignite around the Benalla affair, then the crisis of “yellow vests”. Vaccinated by these episodes, the Head of State…