Enedis or his ministers? Who caused Emmanuel Macron’s annoyance due to power outages

“An absurd debate”, “the scenarios of fear, not for me”: Emmanuel Macron did not hide his annoyance, this Tuesday morning, before the journalists who came to question him about the possible cargo shedding that is coming.

But who is in his crosshairs? Laurent Méric, ENEDIS spokesman, responded in chorus to his entourage, that of the Prime Minister and the ministers questioned.

The day before, on BFMTV, Laurent Méric stated that in the event of power outages “people at high vital risk are not among the priority customers defined by the prefectures.” According to him, patients with artificial respirators are “non-priority” and “possibly detached”.

“The spokesman spoke with cement empathy,” laments a ministerial adviser.

A member of the executive adds: “The president is targeting Enedis, RTE, etc. The logic that the government has exposed is distorted by this departure.”

Did the government also annoy the president?

Officially, the Head of State was not addressing his government. However, everything suggests otherwise. Behind the scenes, some recognize it. “It’s all the ambient noise that bothers the president,” says a member of his entourage.

A majority frame abounds: “It targets those who have anxiety-provoking comments. So it concerns everyone. Including the government.”

A bad run for everyone

Everyone at the top of the state wants to end this losing streak soon. The President of the Government wanted to whistle the end of the recess during the questions to the Government in the Assembly.

“Contrary to what clumsy comments may have suggested, our hospitals will always be supplied with electricity and the sick at home will always be cared for,” he said Tuesday.

Elisabeth Borne’s entourage commented to BFMTV on the inopportune speech by power company spokesman Laurent Méric: “By making this exit, you annoyed the president and the prime minister.”

According to our information on Tuesday, indeed, Matignon contacted the company for a reconsideration. In addition, according to our information, the ministries received language elements from Matignon on Monday night, to reassure the French and explain that “patients at high vital risk” would be, in the worst case, evacuated “to the center of nearest health”. to your place of residence.