This second five-year term like no other is far from over, yet 2027 and its cohort of putative candidates are already moving forward. THE last reshuffle with Gabriel Attal at its head is already far away, here are the European elections from all the dangers. 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.
Mitterrand and the mystery of the last day
Is it memory playing tricks? In The promise (Grasset), Anne Lauvergeon, who was at the time deputy secretary general of the Elysée, recounts François Mitterrand’s lunch on May 17, 1995, the day of the transfer of power with Jacques Chirac, “in a restaurant near the rue Cler”. However – unless he had lunch twice – this is not where Mitterrand went, for this first meal as an ex, but to La Bièvre, a stone’s throw from his official home.
Smart like Darmanin
The bonuses granted by the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, to the police, deprived of vacation because of the Olympic Games, have caused discussion. “Where he is strong is that he announced certain amounts without having yet obtained all the arbitrations,” says a power player.
Olympic Games: the mysteries of the inauguration ceremony
The inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Games, on July 26 on the Seine, is supposed to amaze the whole world, which implies an effect of surprise. This is why the rehearsal of the different paintings that will compose it takes place out of sight, elsewhere than in Paris. As for the parade itself, it gives rise to rare rehearsals in situ, but without the boats being decorated as they will be on D-Day…
Ciotti, the Bayrou of tomorrow
Éric Ciotti does not have the soul of a centrist. Nor the Béarnais accent. A minister would, however, see the president of the Republicans (LR) taking inspiration from François Bayrou. In 2017, the support of the head of the MoDem for Emmanuel Macron contributed to the victory of the founder of En Marche… and ensured the centrist a place of choice in the Élysée system. “Be the François Bayrou of 2027,” she recently told him during an exchange. Understand: give up pushing for an independent LR candidacy and join the big family of the central bloc, with related interests. Éric Ciotti remains faithful to his independence strategy for the time being. But this remark echoes an analysis shared in Macronie. To reach the second round in 2027, any division will be deadly. Another minister asks: “The question is this: will the fact of having a right-wing candidate and a Macronist candidate prevent us from both being in the second round?”
Jadot-Rousseau: the great reconciliation?
They had separated with loss and crash, in the middle of the last presidential campaign… Yannick Jadot and Sandrine Rousseau are finally preparing to return on stage together, on May 14, during a Parisian public meeting in support at the head of the green list. Because the time has come for general mobilization at Europe Écologie-Les Verts, well behind in the polls… Enough to bury the hatchet?
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