Spilled glass of water, loose leaves and low masses… In the Assembly, the sidelines of Bayrou's speech

It was close to avoiding the stampede. François Bayrou has barely entered the Hemicycle of the National Assembly on Tuesday afternoon when all the MoDem deputies rush to the Prime Minister to greet him before his general policy speech. Between the centrist and his troops, we happily kiss each other. The moment is important but the mood is light. So much so that the head of government, by shaking hands and patting people on the back, spills his glass of water on his desk. The bailiffs rush to clean up. Miracle, the sheets containing the speech are not wet. But the Prime Minister's relief will only be short-lived: that will not prevent him from getting confused a few minutes later, at the podium, where he searched for his words… and his files. At least one, in any case, which got lost outside the bundle. Fortunately, the Minister of Relations with Parliament, Patrick Mignola, does not delay…