Emmanuel Macron returns to press conferences. The Head of State will meet journalists on Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. This initiative, which is part of the “meeting with the nation” announced by the President of the Republic, the Elysée announced on Sunday evening.
The press conference will be broadcast on TF1, France 2 and news channels. “It is part of the meeting with the nation started with the wishes of December 31 and which continued with the appointment of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government,” underlines this source.
Last press conference in 2019
The previous press conference on this format, intended to allow the President of the Republic to explain generally the course he intends to take for his policy, and to answer very broad questions from France internationally, dates back to April 25, 2019, after the “yellow vest” crisis (apart from that given as part of the campaign for his re-election).
The president promised “rearmament” and “regeneration” during his greetings to the French on December 31. After a difficult year 2023, marked by pension reform and the forceps adoption of the immigration bill, the Head of State is trying to breathe new life into his five-year term.