Comments 丨 National Day interview with TV, why Macron regains tradition

The president is obviously clear that only solving domestic problems is the "test gold stone" that tests his own ability. To this end, it is also necessary to regain the old tradition of the National Day TV interview.

On July 14, local time, French President Macron was interviewed by TV after attending the French National Day parade, which caused heated discussions in France.

The president's interview with the media on the National Day is a tradition of France. It was pioneered by Destan in 1978 and continued to this day. Only Sarkozy and Macron were unwilling to follow the convention in the middle: Sarkozy refused to retain the tradition, and Macron was only once. Records (2020), this year is the second time, but because it was just re -elected president and lost a big score in the parliamentary election (failed to win the absolute majority of the parliament), this interview seemed special.

For Macron, the opening of the new political age does not seem to be smooth: the French epidemic is facing a rebound again; the opposition is constrained by the new government; Purchasing power issues, energy shortage, etc. are also unreasonable. Macron needs to use this opportunity to explain related issues and evoke the confidence of citizens' confidence in his second five -year term.

From the content of the interview, Macron first talked about the various crises and challenges encountered by France, especially the energy shortage caused by the Russian -Ukraine conflict. There is no Russian natural gas at all. " At the same time, the country is also trying to accelerate the diversified and green energy transformation of energy supply.

Later, he mentioned the reform plan of the next five years, including the reform of unemployment insurance, pension reform and vocational education reform. Many of them were controversial "boss difficulties". It must have the "spirit of responsibility" and "compromise consciousness".

Macron also responded to his questioning about his introduction to France during his tenure as the Minister of Economy. He refuted the accusations of him, saying that Uber not only created thousands of employment opportunities for France, but also platform supervision was also at the European level.

Macron tried his best to defend himself in less than an hour of interviews and blowing the policy. However, the political response received did not seem to be ideal. The Republican President of the National Assembly condemned President's lack of respect for opponents and democratic politics. The chairman of the Socialist Party Vallet laughed at the economic and social projects of the first term of the president. Ecological Party leader Bay You said that he couldn't understand where Macron was going to bring France.

In the last interview, Macron focused on the crisis of the new crown epidemic, and confidently stated that he could establish a different country within ten years. The economic revitalization plan he mentioned was also for ten years. Realize those ambitious strategies. Two years later, the internal and external environment facing France has changed a lot. In addition to the epidemic, the domestic economic recovery and reform measures have also encountered great resistance. The Russian conflict has caused direct damage to the European security environment and energy supply. The French may be forced to accept the reality of energy shortage this autumn and winter. Fire.

Due to the absolute majority of the parliamentary elections in June, the political pattern of the middle school party, the left -wing alliance, and the extremely right -wing party, which has now appeared in France. If the government wants to govern To go to dialogue and compromise, the parliament will vote for a series of controversial policies such as the government's purchasing power bill. Almost every one is a difficult "hard bone". This is why Macron shouted to the opposition in the interview. The reason for the "spirit of responsibility".

Although Macron has been remarkable in diplomacy since its ruling, and the theme of the French National Day parade this year is also full of European defense, except for promising the army's budget will not decrease, the president has not talked about more than talking about more. With a lot of international issues, he is clearly clear. Only solving domestic problems is the "test gold stone" that tests his governing ability. To this end, it is also necessary to regain the old tradition of the National Day TV interview.

Red Star News Special commentator Zhou Qiujun (Associate Professor of Government Management College of Shanghai School of Political Science and Law)

Editor Zhao Yu

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