Who does not know Medina? Or rather, who did not know Medina? We are in 2012. “’Médine’ is not just a city. Médine is a Le Havre rapper. […] A figure from Le Havre, and widely known beyond Le Havre… which, in retrospect, I am ashamed to say that at a certain time I had not heard of.” The author of these lines is called Edouard Philippe. In men who read, he continues: “A common friend having introduced us on I don’t know what occasion, my ignorance and my ignorance of rap in general appeared in broad daylight. Médine was probably mortified and did not fail to let it be known that he was probably doing more for the influence of Le Havre with its music, than me as mayor of Le Havre.” Médine is then in the process of writing a book with the geopolitical scientist Pascal Boniface. This one splits an aggressive platform against Edouard Philippe who dares not to know the rapper: “Is it because his name is Medina and he is Muslim? is it because he is bearded?
Shouldn’t have invited them… In their great kindness, the environmentalists have decided to invite the two, Médine and Edouard Philippe, the rapper and the mayor, to their summer school, which is being held from August 24 to 26 in Le Havre. On June 26, The Parisian reveals that the former Prime Minister will participate in the return of EELV. He is in, he will see if he is whistled. “There was no official invitation, but we were discussing a debate on ecology and the long term, nothing very specific; in any case, not a debate which would relate to current events, says a Green . Then there was the death of Nahel. It changed everything, and we only had one box left in the program to stall a debate. We decided to devote it to racism in the police. ” Suddenly, there is no more Edouard Philippe. Except that if, perhaps, finally. The team of the boss of EELV, Marine Tondelier, recalls the mayor’s chief of staff. And if Edouard Philippe came to say a word during the opening of the days, a “republican salute”, as they say? The future candidate for the Elysée Palace, who does not quite see himself as an adjustment variable, should give his answer in the coming hours.
But already some green mayors have asked to see it. Receive them at the town hall? Of course, Edouard Philippe is well brought up (1.89 meters). Grégory Doucet, the city councilor of Lyon, made the request at the start of the summer. The poor took up residence just when Edouard Philippe was packing up at Matignon. He saw Jean Castex and Elisabeth Borne a lot, but not their predecessor. A first, therefore, over a coffee on Thursday morning, on the sidelines of the joyful party of environmentalists. They will talk about the port of Le Havre and that of Lyon, but also current events and angry subjects: Medina, therefore, and Macron, too. “It’s always inspiring to meet a former Prime Minister. There are convictions, but there is also the practice of public policies on a daily basis. It’s a sign to show that we are able to be responsible elected officials. “, murmurs the entourage of Doucet.
The mayors of Bordeaux, Pierre Hurmic, and Strasbourg, Jeanne Barseghian, would have liked to share a coffee with Edouard Philippe, too, but they will not be going to Le Havre or to their party’s summer days, learned L’ Express. It is not so much the fault of Edouard Philippe as that of Medina, to tell the truth. The tweet deemed anti-Semitic by the rapper to the address of the essayist Rachel Khan, whose grandparents were deported, they abhor him. Marine Tondelier hesitated for a while to cancel the rapper. She had “a moment of reflection”, said those around her, before deciding and not canceling the visit to Medina. His relatives assume: “What’s done is done, we might as well make his arrival useful in the fight against anti-Semitism. If we can make him an ally in this fight…” Next year, they will be able to invite Juliette Armanet and Michel Sardou .