“Brigitte Macron’s new frontiers”
Brigiette Macron in the 8 p.m. newspaper on January 9, 2022, during the launch of…
“Brigitte Macron’s new frontiers”
COUNTERPOINT – The head of state’s wife has never crossed the line between legitimate personal expression and abusive political judgment. But she keeps pushing the boundaries.
At “20 Hours” of TF1 Mondayheadline Parisian Thursday, Brigitte Macron goes to the front line. This is not a first and, dare we say, it has a good “alibi”: the launch of the 35e edition of the Yellow Pieces operation of which she is the godmother following Bernadette Chirac.
Does she do politics? By necessity, the wife of the Head of State is a public figure. And by her own personality, she has made a name for herself in public opinion. President’s Wife, there is no status or model. From Yvonne de Gaulle to Julie Gayet, the variety of styles proves it. Brigitte Macron’s talent is to have free speech without encroaching on a register that is not hers. The French elected a president, not a couple; and in the Macron family, only Emmanuel has the legitimacy to engage the word of the executive. For six years that she has been in the exercise, the wife of the Head of State has never crossed the border which separates legitimate personal expression and judgment…
