Director of Élisabeth Borne's office in Matignon, Aurélien Rousseau returned to his former office to visit Jérôme Fournel, Michel Barnier's right-hand man. Having joined the opposition, the ex-Macronist who became a deputy for Yvelines (apparently socialist) noted with pleasure that his successor had kept both the painting by Pierre Soulages and the representation of Robespierre on the walls. But the new chief of staff informed him that the work of the master of the dark side will be withdrawn.
Aurélien Rousseau's blood then only turns once. He decides to write a note to the Prime Minister. Strikes a chord with the trace of Georges Pompidou, a great promoter of contemporary painting and the first politician to hang one of the Aveyron artist's paintings in 1962 in his office in Matignon. Above all, Aurélien Rousseau knows the attachment of the Gaullist Barnier to the figure of the former President of the Republic. The latest news is that the painting still hangs in the Prime Minister's hotel. With humor, Aurélien Rousseau congratulates himself on having “ saved » son « assessment at Matignon ».
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Darmanin’s digital audience
Gérald Darmanin was very marked by the impact of the tweet he posted on X on November 13, in which he judged “ deeply shocking that Marine Le Pen is deemed ineligible and, thus, cannot stand before the vote of the French “. This position taken by the former Minister of the Interior, which has been widely criticized, has been viewed more than 5 million times, much more than the tweets he could broadcast when he was at Place Beauvau.
Dati's Parisian friend
Elected to the Paris Council but rather adept behind the scenes, a former member of Darmanin's cabinet at the Ministry of the Interior, Grégory Canal, is now maneuvering in broad daylight and will weigh in on Rachida Dati's plan for the 2026 municipal elections.
Gregory Canal is now ready to support Rachida Dati publicly. (Credits: LTD/Joséphine Brueder/City of Paris)
Well versed in machine games, very close to the deputy from the North and central in the creation of his movement, Popular, this right-wing elected official intends to create the link between Parisian Macronists and supporters of the Minister of Culture. Which will need all the necessary help now that it is deprived of Anne Hidalgo, its best enemy.
Budget: Dati proposes an extension to save heritage
Tricard ravier in Marseille
Putative candidate of the RN in Marseille for the next municipal elections, Franck Allisio does not want a rapprochement with Stéphane Ravier. The senator, who moved from Marine Le Pen to Eric Zemmour in 2022, regularly makes appeals to the deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône. “ If Franck takes the head of the Marseille campaign, he will not want to have at his side a little Jean-Marie Le Pen who will make splashes on halal, enlightens a well-informed elected official. We want to represent the right, not scare people. »
Stephane Ravier during his speech in the Senate, February 15, 2023 (Credits: LTD/ Amaury Cornu/Hans Lucas via Reuters)
Families of hostages at the Assembly
Seven families of Hamas hostages are invited to the National Assembly on Wednesday, including that of Franco-Israeli Ofer Calderon. They will be accompanied by three other families of victims considered dead since their kidnapping at the Nova festival. The delegation will be received by several elected officials including Mathieu Lefèvre (EPR), outgoing president of the France-Israel friendship group and candidate to succeed him next Thursday.
