Before the cabinet meeting held at the Elysee Palace, which was exceptionally televised, Macron mentioned the current series of “serious crises, from Ukraine to the drought affecting the country.
We are going through a big change.”
– stated.
“It may seem that the moment we are living in now consists of a series of major crises, and some may see that our destiny must deal with crises or emergencies all the time. For my part, I think that what we are experiencing now is much greater turmoil,” the French president said.
He believed that in the face of the current situation, the French could react to what had happened with great concern. He stressed that for this reason the government is expected to keep its promise and honor its obligations towards the nation. He called on his ministers to be “serious” and “credible” in the face of “the rise of illiberal regimes” and “the strengthening of authoritarian regimes” and not to succumb to the temptation of “demagoguery”.
“It is easy to promise anything and everything, and sometimes to say anything and everything. Let us not succumb to these temptations, this is the temptation of demagogy. These phenomena thrive today in all democracies, in a complex and frightening world. It can always seem tempting to say what People want to hear it, but first we have to think and ask ourselves whether it is effective and useful,” he continued, without citing specific examples.
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