In the jargon of Elysée communicators, we call this “sweeping the trail”. In other words: prepare an opinion piece before a sensitive announcement. This is what Emmanuel Macron did on the morning of Tuesday, November 25 on RTL, discussing the outlines of a new national service that must begin to be implemented before his five-year term ends, perhaps from the end of 2026 with an initial contingent of 3,000 volunteers trained in the basics of war for ten months. He will detail the action this Thursday in Varces (Isère), in front of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade.
The fact remains that this subject divided the political classes and challenged France. As the mail service of the Presidency of the Republic observed in recent days, according to our information, several dozen letters were received for the attention of the Head of State. Some French say they are ready to commit, others wonder whether the country is capable of realizing these military ambitions, while France’s room for maneuver has been exhausted in terms of the budget.
