He only lasted eight months at Matignon, the now ex-French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, the youngest of the Fifth Republic, knew how to make a name for himself. So he’s a man in a hurry. But with this dissolution, has Gabriel Attal emancipated himself?
Since June 9, the date of the dissolution, the former Prime Minister has been a free electron. Last January, when he succeeded Élisabeth Borne as head of government, he was the one we were not expecting for the position. The president had chosen from his ranks a pure product of Macronism who never missed an opportunity to display his loyalty. And it is now as a freedman that he left the rue de Varenne. During the transfer of power with his successor Michel Barnier, Gabriel Attal insisted that eight months was too short and did not hide his frustration while warning that “ freedom will animate it in the future “.
Great burn of dissolution
Re-elected deputy for Hauts-de-Seine after having invested heavily in the campaign for the early legislative elections as majority leader, he is now president of the Ensemble pour la République group, the second in the Assembly. He is also aiming for the presidency of the Renaissance party. But he is not the only one who wants to take the lead, his rivals are called Élisabeth Borne and Gérald Darmanin. The answer will be given to the party Congress scheduled for October or November. In the meantime, he is on the ground, he is following up with the local Renaissance authorities and is placing his marbles by meeting with deputies.
Enmities within one’s own camp
Freed from presidential supervision, Gabriel Attal now wants to chart his course, but without absolving himself from the legacy. His election at the head of the deputies has left its mark, some criticize him for having been “ brutal », while his supporters reply that he only used his excellent internal strength.
Her predecessor Élisabeth Borne made it known that it was not customary to be group president at the same time as leading the party.
Gabriel Attal is especially preparing for a confrontation with his main rival, Gérald Darmanin. The deputy from the North is preparing his political comeback in his stronghold of Tourcoing and he is already ready to launch into the race for the 2027 presidential election. He who has never really digested seeing Matignon slip away from him in favor of Gabriel Attal, the The roles are now reversed with a former Prime Minister emancipated from presidential supervision. This when Gérald Darmanin plays total loyalty to the Élysée.
What is certain is that Gabriel Attal has a reputation as a go-getter and that he has just affirmed through a major interview with our colleagues at Point that he “ had a story to write with the French “.
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