This second five-year term like no other is far from over, yet 2027 and its cohort of putative candidates are already moving forward. This last reshuffle with Gabriel Attal at its head – and that puts Rachida Dati back in the saddle – is a new turning point. Behind the scenes, some are learning to dodge tripping, others are familiarizing themselves with the art of conspiracy, in short, everyone is preparing for the post-Emmanuel Macron era with rigor and determination. The L’Express political department offers to help you follow, thanks to a weekly meeting on our websitethe progress of those ambitious people who hope to climb, quickly and without injury, the steps of power.
Attal and the hot potato
It was a Renaissance MP who noted this: during questions to the government on Tuesday March 19, Gabriel Attal mentioned the ten billion additional savings requested from the state budget without ever saying “we”. “He spoke about the measures taken by the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire. But that fools no one, he is the Prime Minister!”, remarks this former member of the government.
Le Maire-Vautrin, frying on the line
On February 18, shortly before announcing on TF1 8 p.m. that the government was going to make ten billion additional savings, Bruno Le Maire called Catherine Vautrin: his ministry must find 650 million euros. Three days later, the Minister of Labor met her colleague from the Economy: “Hey, inflation works!” She has just learned that she actually had to save 1.1 billion… Fortunately, the two ministers had lunch together on March 14.
Mélenchon “obsessed” by Glucksmann
Raphaël Glucksmann continues to widen the gap with the rest of the left, and to reduce the gap with Valérie Hayer, head of the Macronist list, and that does not really please Jean-Luc Mélenchon. This is why the rebel in chief put himself at the front of the poster, Saturday March 16, during the campaign launch meeting. He suspects that his champion, Manon Aubry, will have all the trouble in the world to stand up to her socialist competitor.
On his Facebook account, the leader of LFI does not stop publishing (until late at night) articles on the socialist affirming that he “is not a comrade” or even wondering about “the new child prodigy of the left bourgeoisie.” Enough to make those close to Glucksmann smile, who see Mélenchon’s concerns about the breakthrough of their champion: “if we are too high, it complicates Mélenchon’s affairs. He knows that Glucksmann is not one of these plastic socialists which vary over time. He is a true ideologue, in the good sense of the term, like him.” And a future presidential candidate, too?
The left is preparing to twist the neck of 49.3
Even if Jean-Luc Mélenchon talks about it less and less – “almost no more”, we lamented at LFI a few months ago – the left continues to phorize over the Sixth Republic and does not give up the torch. Monday March 25 in Domène, near Grenoble, several late Nupes leaders are organizing a meeting on the Sixth Republic. No Mélenchon on the horizon, but Raquel Garrido (LFI), Boris Vallaud (PS), Elsa Faucillon (PCF) and Jérémie Iordanoff (EELV). The continuation of the parliamentary working group which has been working on this subject for several months with a whole bunch of hearings. On April 4, a constitutional bill to remove 49.3 will be presented to the National Assembly. Other public meetings, organized by the same people, are on the calendar, including a meeting in June in Dordogne. “The subject of democracy is not erased by the European campaign,” welcomes Raquel Garrido. Also a sign that the union on the left is not (completely) dead.
Béchu is fed up with gardening
The Minister of Ecological Transition, also a member of Edouard Philippe’s Horizons party, is sad to see that in France, “we have an environmentalist party which considers that if you are not left-wing, you cannot be green “. This is painful! “With us, there is a posture: ecology without class struggle, it’s gardening,” adds Béchu.
Not planning to simply handle his spade and his watering can, the minister intends to continue and promote his action against atmospheric pollution, to properly celebrate the anniversary of the water plan and thus prove that we can fight against it. climate change without taking your card from EELV. Optimistic, he did not notice that these subjects had been almost excluded from presidential speeches.
The Guetta case
Former journalist Bernard Guetta was a candidate on behalf of civil society for the presidential majority during the 2019 European elections. Outgoing MEP, should he now be counted among the representatives of Renaissance in the list led by Valérie Hayer? This is what the Macronist partners want. Formula from Gilles Boyer (member of Horizons): “He who chooses to be nowhere takes the risk of being no one’s candidate.”
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