Jacques Serais, edited by Alexandre Dalifard / Photo credit: MAXIME GRUSS / HANS LUCAS / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP 19:21 p.m., December 16, 2023

Before the Joint Committee on the Immigration Law, the last meeting in Matignon is scheduled for Sunday. In a sign of the tension that reigns in Macron's lead up to the joint committee, ministers have been instructed not to speak to the media this weekend.

After the mess over the immigration law, there will be no new meeting this Saturday. The last one, before the Joint Commission, is scheduled for Sunday evening in Matignon. And in the meantime, it's a tense weekend for the government that is literally walking on eggshells.

Avoid unfortunate expressions

In a sign of the tension that reigns in Macron's lead up to the joint committee, ministers have been instructed not to speak to the media this weekend. A request from Matignon to avoid any unfortunate expression by the government. It must be said that there is a great risk of tension, both among the Republicans, who are in a position of strength, and within the presidential majority. A majority that hopes to find a compromise with the right so that this text does not end in failure.

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But the presidential camp is also held by a left wing, which is reluctant to eat its hat in the event of a joint commission. For the executive, it will be a matter of being assured of the support of all its own troops. "I invite everyone to measure their words and not to interfere in the discussion," Elisabeth Borne said at a meeting this week aimed at Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, who had, in her eyes, let himself go a little too much. The Prime Minister knows what the outcome can be. What is at stake is also his future at Matignon.