An unprecedented scene played out this Friday, December 13 in the morning at the Élysée. While, according to our sources, Emmanuel Macron wanted to appoint Sébastien Lecornu, François Bayrou, who came to swallow a snake, bared his claws, denouncing a “betrayal”. Macron changed his mind two hours later.
« Honestly, I don't see who he can name other than me », François Bayrou has been repeating for a week to his loved ones. The Béarnais has seen Emmanuel Macron on several occasions, notably during a one-on-one lunch last Thursday December 5. This Tuesday, December 10, after the meeting around the leaders of the Republican parties, he left the Élysée euphoric. “ During the first hour of this meeting, nothing happened, and then, I have the impression that we found a solution, like a moment of grace », enthused François Bayrou as he left there, convinced of having demonstrated live, before the president's eyes, his own centrist talents… of compromise.
Since this same Tuesday evening, François Bayrou is convinced in his guts that he will be the next Prime Minister. The culmination of a life. A presidential election put on hold in 2017 in the service of Macron. And a political journey interrupted due to legal problems in the spring of 2017. Exactly 2,728 days ago…
