DECRYPTION – Championing “renewal of practices”, Gabriel Attal’s troops are surprised by the style of the new prime minister and are wary of some of his proposals, such as the reestablishment of multiple mandates.
François Bayrou routed some of the Macronist deputies, this Tuesday, December 17, in the National Assembly. For his first session of “questions to the government”, exceptionally transformed into “questions to the prime minister”, the centrist takes the time to justify his presence at the municipal council of his town of Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), the day before.
« I was in my place as a citizen »he responds to left-wing elected officials, who criticize this round trip in the midst of a humanitarian crisis in Mayotte, ravaged by a cyclone. He insists, warning about the « rupture » between « the provincials and the Parisian power circles ». On the benches of Renaissance, former minister Olivia Grégoire, elected in the capital, rolls her eyes to the sky, exasperated.
Among Gabriel Attal’s troops, many are surprised by the manners of their 73-year-old ally, maneuvering to form a government after the fall of Michel Barnier. At…
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