It’s crazy how the dissolution really clarified everything! This second five-year term is definitely like no other. The Attal government has already fallen, the European elections have barely ended when the president decides to call legislative elections. With the result that we know… And some sixty days later, here is Michel Barnier in Matignon. For how long?
Hollande optimistic for Le Pen
The former President of the Republic is not the type to delude himself. To all those who think that the trial of the FN parliamentary assistants could harm Marine Le Pen, François Hollande retorts: “It’s not a problem for her! It’s a platform: she will be able to shout that she is a victim of system of course, it’s expensive, it will mobilize her but she will try to make it a break-up process.” What conclusion can we draw from this regarding his attitude in the hemicycle? For the former head of state, who has just published The challenge of governing (Perrin), it is unlikely that the boss of the National Rally deputies will censure the government. “She will prefer to break up when a new dissolution is possible.” Which leads us to fear the worst: that she will, in turn, become master of the clocks.
Barnier to Le Pen: “I know who you are!”
A scene caught the attention of participants at the conference of presidents on Tuesday, September 24. While Michel Barnier has just taken his place in the room for a meeting with the presidents of the groups of the National Assembly, Marine Le Pen walks towards him, right hand outstretched. Shaking the hand of the new tenant of Matignon, here she says to him: “Hello Mr. Prime Minister, I am Marine Le Pen, president of the National Rally group.” Taken aback, Barnier replies: “But I know who you are!” Le Pen’s scathing reply: “Oh right? Because I am the president of the first opposition group and you still haven’t called me.” “It will come,” the Prime Minister then promises. Fortunately, Antoine Armand, the Minister of the Economy, offered him the same day the opportunity to rectify the situation.
And Macron’s best minister is…
François Hollande saw ministers parade, he who, according to the calculations of the Figaroappointed 80 during his five-year term (plus three heads of government). Among the 146 ministers appointed by his successor, the Corrézien believes that one is above the rest, the one who is the most political of all, the one who knows the elected officials best: his name is Gérald Darmanin.
Among the Insoumis, the malaise Ersilia Soudais
Even some LFI parliamentarians can’t (really) take anymore of Ersilia Soudais’ outings. Six months ago, the deputy for Seine-et-Marne was asked by Mathilde Panot to be discreet: her positions on the conflict in the Middle East and other ambiguous remarks had shocked internally. His media shortage for several months has therefore rejoiced in the ranks of the movement. “Her big problem is that she believes people, and that she follows them without wondering who they are. We are always afraid that she will be trapped,” breathes a Mélenchonist parliamentarian. But chase away the natural…
Ersilia Soudais reiterated, last week, by publishing on “He, because he is Muslim, he is immediately suspected of being a terrorist,” she was indignant. Among the Insoumis, we blew hard. “She noted that a significant number of colleagues had expressed their disagreement to her.” Mild understatement.
The Rachline case
He has been very discreet for months. Since the publication of a book (Raptorspublished by Les Arènes) reporting a scent of cronyism and corruption which would float in the town hall of Fréjus, and the opening of an investigation into the management of the city, David Rachline, the mayor RN, avoids appearances public. This should not prevent him, however, from being supported by the far-right party for the next municipal elections. “He is an outgoing person who is doing very good local work, I don’t see why he would not be reinvested,” said Julien Odoul, deputy for Yonne and spokesperson for the party.
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