After several months of procrastination, Emmanuel Macron has finally made up his mind. He elected Michel Barnier, an old political veteran who has already held the position of minister several times. A decision approved by 52% of the French. In comparison, when he was appointed, Gabriel Attal had won the favor of 53% of the population. During the transfer of power between the two men, in the courtyard of Matignon, on September 5, a certain tension could be perceived. Although he tried to put on a good face, the former youngest Prime Minister of France had difficulty hiding his disappointment at handing over his role to the (new) oldest Prime Minister of the 5th Republic.
Michel Barnier fires broadsides at Gabriel Attal: “I found my office a little empty there…”
For his part, Michel Barnier cannot be said to have any fondness for Gabriel Attal. During the same handover, he joked to his predecessor that he had “loved the lessons he gave him in his speech”while correcting and clarifying, “Not the lessons, but the teachings, even if it only lasted eight months, that one learns when one is Prime Minister”. A first little dig that comes to drive the point home and remind the former favorite that he ultimately did not last long in the corridors of power. In the rest of his speech, Michel Barnier (…)
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