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When Bayrou and Retailleau talk horses, one evening in Matignon
The two men are very different. But they were able, from the evening of François Bayrou's appointment, to discover themselves a little more. Received in Matignon, the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, and the president of MoDem of course discussed each other's red lines, the composition of the future government… But also, their common horse racing passion. One, François Bayrou, has real experience in horse breeding. The other, Bruno Retailleau, has several in Vendée. The centrist and the man on the right also talked about books… And in particular, about Charles Péguy, a writer they both love. SO, “if the relationship” between François Bayrou and Bruno Retailleau remains to “build”recognizes a close friend of the Minister of the Interior, “they have a common language”. “Between Béarnais and Vendée patois, we have no trouble understanding each other.”
The Elysian photo of the deputies who are no longer there
As he has done regularly since this summer, Emmanuel Macron invited several deputies from his camp to lunch on November 27. That day…
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