What would politics be without its stunts, its low blows, its twisted blows, its dirty tricks…? Because, as Edouard Philippe would say, “we have to do things seriously without taking ourselves seriously”, the political service of L’Express offers to immerse you in the corridors of power thanks to a weekly meeting, on our website .
Macron in Noumea if…
When Emmanuel Macron’s agenda depends on… Gérald Darmanin. The Minister of the Interior and Overseas, who was in New Caledonia in the first days of June, is actively working on the future status of the archipelago. If progress is substantial by the end of July, the president, on the occasion of a tour of the Pacific, will go to Nouméa.
Ruffin in the crosshairs of Mélenchon’s friends
There is not a day at LFI when we do not suspect François Ruffin of fomenting a blow against Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Latest clash to date: the right to vacation for all, a bill that the deputy of Amiens has been simmering with five other of his colleagues from Nupes for weeks, meeting in a small cafe close to the Assembly national. To start the machine, they published a column in the JDD without warning anyone, not even their comrades from the commission for cultural affairs and education in charge of the “vacation” file. What anger more than one, starting with Manuel Bompard, coordinator of the FI and close to Mélenchon, who was annoyed by this self-entrepreneurial initiative of Ruffin (one more), and even accusing him of wanting form an intergroup, in addition to the Nupes, to help him in view of 2027.
Macron-Borne, the mysterious lunch
It is a minister who recounts the scene: on Wednesday June 14, Elisabeth Borne arrives at the Senate with a particularly smiling face, she warmly greets everyone – we understand, this is not always the case… ” She had just had lunch with Emmanuel Macron, I told myself that she had received assurances, continues the same minister. But I inquired, it seems that the subject of her future at Matignon was not discussed that day- there between the president and the head of government.” Back to square one: the end of the hundred days is approaching.
Sarkozy confuses left and right
A friend for thirty years of the television presenter Arthur, Nicolas Sarkozy was therefore well suited to give the person concerned the Legion of Honor. But on Thursday, June 8, in the Senate, the ex-president, no doubt seized by emotion, committed a slight blunder that went almost unnoticed. He, however, accustomed to decorating with all his might, made a mistake by pinning the badge on Arthur’s jacket on the right, when a decoration is always placed on the heart. The host, a handsome player, waited for eyes to turn away to put the brooch back in the right place.
When Holland advises Macron to choose between Berger and LR
In his book The battle for pensions, behind the scenes of a conflict (Robert Laffont) to be published at the end of June, the journalist Cécile Amar tells how Laurent Berger was invited to the menu of discussions between François Hollande and Emmanuel Macron, during a lunch at the Élysée Palace on February 3. The re-elected president is annoyed by the “red lines” of the CFDT boss and considers that the union congress “prevents” the latter from being more conciliatory. “It’s not your problem, it’s his, answers François Hollande. Either you say: I have nothing to do with his red line. Well, you make the agreement with LR and you’ll see. Either you say: It’s his line, what can he offer me in return for the rest, and you see.” Advice that Emmanuel Macron did not listen to, since he chose neither.
Which president will appoint Moscovici’s successor to the Court of Auditors?
Officially, the mandate of Pierre Moscovici, the first president of the Court of Auditors, runs until 2028 but it is rumored in the corridors of 5, rue de Cambon that he could well leave his functions before this deadline, and especially before the presidential election of 2027. The risk of seeing Marine Le Pen put down her suitcases at the Elysée and name her successor does not delight anyone among financial magistrates. A departure before the queen election would thus leave Emmanuel Macron the choice of the replacement for “Mosco”. A way, they say there, to preserve the independence of the institution.
Bruel soon in the Pantheon
Emmanuel Macron took advantage of the commemorations of June 18 to announce the pantheonization of the resistance fighter of Armenian origin Missak Manouchian, shot in February 1944. At the Elysée, we are already thinking about the form that the ceremony of February 21, 2024 will take. Thus, Patrick Bruel and the French rock band Feu! Chatterton are expected to sing under the dome on D-Day, the former having dedicated a song to Manouchian, the latter having taken up “L’ Affiche rouge”, a magnificent work by Aragon and Léo Ferré telling the story of the shot resistance fighters of the Manouchian group .