He left, this Monday, July 25, 2022, for Cameroon. The President of the Republic goes there, explains France 24 on its site, as part of a trip dedicated to food security, but also to French investments in the region. He should also address the issue of governance with Paul Biya, the oldest head of state in the world, who has ruled the country for forty years now. Subsequently, Emmanuel Macron must also leave for Benin before reaching Guinea-Bissau. Three months after his re-election, it is difficult not to see how much the Head of State is increasing his travels: in the heart of the legislative campaign, he did not hesitate to go to Ukraine, at a moment then considered decisive, as the recalls Radio France.
All these trips, however essential they may prove to be for the exercise of its mission, mechanically represent a significant cost – and growing! – for the Presidency of the Republic. Every time he travels, Emmanuel Macron goes by plane and also opts for the presidential A330, reports Midi Libre on his site, not without underlining the differential in operating mode with François Hollande. The socialist president, for his part, always traveled by car or train.
The Court of Auditors therefore focused on the price of travel by Emmanuel Macron. In 2021, the Head of State thus accumulated 54 official or unofficial trips… at 20,000 euros per flight hour. All in all, this therefore represents 4.4 million euros spent over the previous year. However, if all travel were to be counted and not just air travel, this amount would then rise to 10.5 million euros spent, continue our colleagues.
