What would politics be without its stunts, its low blows, its twisted blows, its dirty tricks…? Because, as Edouard Philippe would say, “we have to do things seriously without taking ourselves seriously”, the political service of L’Express offers to immerse you in the corridors of power thanks to a weekly meeting, every Thursday, on our website.
Drunk meat at the Agricultural Show
Records aren’t always what you think… Thus, the Agricultural Show can boast of having welcomed more than 600,000 people, ie 100,000 more than last year. First edition since the election year of 2022, the entire newly elected political class came to Porte de Versailles to stroke the cows, of course, but above all to raise their elbows. According to an organizer at L’Express, “we have never seen so much drunk meat in the aisles! I sometimes felt like I was at the Bayonne ferias. The elected officials did not stop to drink, from morning till night”. And our source, who is not at his first SIA, far from it, to hammer: “This is the first time that I have seen so many drunk politicians. I still can’t believe it!” Drink or lay down the law, do you have to choose?
The Macron-Kohler Divergence
These two never leave each other, inseparable since the first day of Emmanuel Macron’s political adventure. However, a subject opposes the president and the secretary general of the Elysée: the reform of the institutions. “Emmanuel really wants to move forward, Alexis not at all,” says a minister. The Head of State will soon speak on the issue. But what about actions?
Borne-Dupond-Moretti, clash in the middle of the Council of Ministers
The scene took place under the eyes of Emmanuel Macron, in full council of ministers this Wednesday, March 8. The Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister responsible for Equality between Women and Men, Isabelle Rome, explains how to reinforce the imprescriptibility of rape when Eric Dupond-Moretti expresses his doubts and argues that the Chancellery has not been consulted. Elisabeth Borne interrupts “dryly”, says a present, the Keeper of the Seals to specify that the teams of the Ministry of Justice were present at the meetings. The president says nothing, “but it was worse than if he had intervened”, describes another minister.
The Keeper of the Seals makes jump at the Castle
“If it’s like that, I’m going to the Elysée and I resign!” Thundered Eric Dupond-Moretti on Tuesday, when Aurore Bergé, Sylvain Maillard and Franck Riester advised him to apologize to Olivier Marleix after his two (three?) arms of honor in the Assembly. He would have been well received… After being made aware of the scene by a few Renaissance deputies, the Château’s communication advisers were flabbergasted and the first of them, Frédéric Michel, did not hide his anger. “He irritated in very high places”, confirms a pillar of the macronist group. It’s always infuriating, own goals…
For Ciotti, Estrosi-Hidalgo, same fight
Anne Hidalgo’s misfortunes inspire Eric Ciotti, who wants to stand against Christian Estrosi in Nice at the next municipal elections. The president of LR, who criticizes the current mayor for his management that is both bling-bling and bobo, uses the hashtag #SaccageNice in his tweets, while #SaccageParis has had some success on social networks.