On the right wing of Macronie, Darmanin and Le Maire are already thinking about the future
Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire (right) and Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin (left) at the National Assembly in 2017. REUTERS / Stephane Mahe
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The French Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin is one, with his colleague in the Economy Bruno Le Maire, of the ministers very present on the political and media scene since the appointment of the new government of Elisabeth Borne at the beginning of the month.
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The right wing of Macronie begins to position itself for the future.
Bruno Le Maire and Gérald Darmanin, respectively numbers 2 and 3 of the government, decided to place themselves at the forefront from the start of the five-year term.
The Minister of the Economy, because he defends the law on purchasing power;
that of the Interior, because it intervenes on all subjects related to its portfolio.
“
Darmanin wants to embody the popular and social right.
The Mayor wants to assert himself as the man of the economy and place himself as the heir of Emmanuel Macron.
And both intend to make the most of their ministry
, ”analyzes one of their colleagues in government.
Edouard Philippe in ambush
But there is a third man who aspires to embody the right wing of Macronie: former Prime Minister
Édouard Philippe
.
The mayor of Le Havre is very discreet at the moment.
But he indirectly made people talk about him a few days ago, when the deputies of his party did not follow the presidential majority during a vote in the Assembly, a way of asserting their independence.
Between these three men, the race for the succession seems to be launched, while the left wing of the presidential camp is struggling to be heard.
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