Pension reform, the conflict in the Middle East, the immigration law, the riots after the death of Nahel, the chaos at Nupes… Political news was particularly dense in 2023, the second year of Emmanuel Macron’s new five-year term . L’Express brings you back to life a selection of our best political stories of the year.
Macron and his succession
A remake of the series Succession ? The president sees all those in his camp who dream of the 2027 election multiplying their positions and postures. For him, remaining master on board is a question of survival. The great story of political service to understand everything about this particularly virulent battle of contenders for the Elysée. (Winner of the 2023 Cafeyn Prize for a political article).
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LFI forfeiture
Thanks to the conflict in the Middle East, the year 2023 has been nightmarish on the left of the political spectrum. In this story, you will see how the unsaid and voluntary omissions of Mélenchon and his rebels undermined the Nupes and awakened the great misunderstanding of the left about its relationship to Israel and the Jews.
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Attal, the minister who scored points
He is undoubtedly one of the most popular ministers of Macronia. The notoriety of the Minister of Education is at its highest at a time when the Pisa ranking is once again scratching the French model. Who really is the new government sensation? A must read if you want to understand everything about his networks, his personality, his ambitions…
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In Fréjus, the Rachline “system”
In the wake of the RN’s breakthrough in the legislative elections, with the surprise election of 89 deputies, L’Express published a major investigation into the Rachline system in the Var. The best friend of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella was supposed to make his city a showcase for the RN but the reality on site turned out to be very different… Revelations.
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Sarkozy and the architect of his program
In our series on leaders and their mage (episode 5), L’Express returns to a key woman in the architecture of Sarkozy power. Her chief of staff Emmanuelle Mignon played a decisive role in the victory of the UMP candidate in 2007. The exercise of power left her wanting more. All the little secrets.
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