A major press conference, à la “de Gaulle”: Emmanuel Macron presents, Tuesday January 16, the main axes of the action that he intends to implement with his new Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, to relaunch a five-year term at the hardly, with the aim of reaching as many people as possible at this prime time. In an introductory speech, the President of the Republic declared that he wished “make France stronger and fairer”. He notably announced the establishment of a new “birth leave”, which would replace the current parental leave, and which would last six months for each parent. He also promised a “great plan of struggle” against infertility “masculine and feminine”, “to allow [un] rearmamentt demographic” and fight against the decline in the birth rate. His discussions with journalists can be followed live on franceinfo.fr and in a special broadcast on franceinfo (TNT channel 27).
Announcements about the school. The French president also announced several measures on schools : the regulation of the use of screens among young children, the overhaul of civic education with one hour from the 5th grade, the return of art history in middle and high schools, or even the establishment of a graduation ceremony at the end of the year in middle and high schools.
The Oudéa-Castéra controversy. Emmanuel Macron will then answer a barrage of questions on the first steps of the new government team, already grappling with a controversy surrounding the Minister of Education. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra is strongly criticized for her decision to transfer her children from a public establishment to a private one but also for the justifications she provided. In the opposition, many are calling for his resignation.
The precedent of 2019. Emmanuel Macron, who will also be questioned on international news, only took part in the exercise once in this format, on April 25, 2019, most often preferring direct exchange with the French. Ironically, it was already a question, at the end of the “yellow vest” crisis, of giving new impetus to a battered five-year term and regaining momentum before the European elections.
Before and after the press conference. A special program is broadcast on Franceinfo (TNT channel 27) from 7 p.m. to follow the intervention of the Head of State. On France 2, the show “L’Evénement” will offer analyzes and decryptions in the second part of the evening. Invited in particular: the LR mayor of Cannes David Lisnard, the president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella or the LFI deputy of Val-de-Marne Mathilde Panot… You can also follow a special edition on Franceinfo radio, from 8 p.m. to midnight.