Mr. Macron embarked on a national debate to determine the causes of the uprising, and on April 25, 2019, he announced for the first time that his alma mater would be eliminated. It was a powerful symbolic gesture, but it resisted and two years passed without any follow-up. ENA, it seems, would survive anyway.
Earlier this year, during a visit to Nantes, the president announced a program called ‘Talents’ to ensure that a child from our republic never says it’s not for me. ”
Among the measures then announced was the designation of a number of places per year at ENA for students from underprivileged backgrounds, especially the gloomy projects on the outskirts of large cities where many Muslim immigrants are concentrated. Thursday’s statement made it clear that this program will continue at the new institute.
Mr. Macron has made the modernization of the French state a priority, eliminating excessive bureaucracy and creating a more efficient, performance-based public service. This is a work in progress.
The president has been criticized for focusing his energy on attracting voters to the right of the political spectrum in an attempt to meet the challenge of right-wing leader Marine Le Pen. In this context, it was important to adopt a decision that was initially taken in response to the Yellow Vest movement and intended to promote social mobility and greater diversity in senior government positions.
“Among the most important problems in France, there is one that you are aware of every day: it is the complete rift between the base of society – people who are working, retired, unemployed, young people, students – and the supposed elite. “Francois Bayrou, a Macron political ally, told France Inter.