In Hérault, Eric Dupond-Moretti defends his record and pleads for patience. “Justice cannot be resolved with truncheons.

Those who talk about 'zero delinquency', if they come to power, they will never get there,” he says. The civilized debates took the form of a series of "QAGC" (Questions to the government by citizens), based on the model of QAG by deputies in the National Assembly. At the invitation of local Macronist MP Patrick Vignal, the Minister of Justice acted as a teacher for a good two hours, in front of some 200 people.