The Elysee Palace (illustration). - V. WARTNER / 20 MINUTES

A game of musical chairs will be able to start at the head of the armies and it is still a sailor who will have the best place with Emmanuel Macron. Vice-Admiral Jean-Philippe Rolland has just been appointed Chief of Staff to the President effective August 1.

Former pasha of Charles de Gaulle

Aged 56, he has commanded the Naval Action Force since 2017, which brings together the surface vessels of the French Navy. Jean-Philippe Rolland also ordered the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. He replaces Admiral Bernard Rogel, 64, a former submariner who had occupied the post of "CEMP" since July 2016, date of his appointment under the presidency of François Hollande.

The chief of the general staff of the president advises and accompanies the head of state, who is also the head of the armies, in the conduct of defense policy, in particular foreign operations. General de Gaulle created this post when the French nuclear deterrent was put in place, the president being the ultimate arbiter in the use of this force.

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