Boxes still litter the ground, a sign that Gérald Darmanin has not yet really settled into his new life. Back at the Palais-Bourbon, the former Minister of the Interior is still searching for his place in the rubble of dissolution. Certainly, he inherited an office in the “VIP” square, an Assembly building on rue de Bourgogne (Paris VII). More opulent than the anthill at 101, rue de l’Université, it overlooks a garden. “You see, it’s nice,” shows the elected official from Tourcoing. Still. After the stronghold of Beauvau, this small room screams declassification.
Emmanuel Macron may have pushed his name, but Michel Barnier did not want to appoint him to the Quai d’Orsay. Here he is again, a simple deputy from the North. The day after the legislative elections, he toyed with the idea of creating his own parliamentary group, with around thirty loyal deputies. But the head of state asked him to give up to avoid divisions. So he repackaged the idea. Even if it means finding yourself in a corner, when his rival Gabriel Attal, ignoring presidential instructions, is today the big favorite to seize – without a desire to share – the management of Renaissance.
