The Figaro Letter of July 8, 2020

Good morning all,

At the historic macronists, the atmosphere is that of a day after the evening when the participants would not have laughed much. With the departure of Christophe Castaner and Sibeth Ndiaye from the government, "the Macron gang" is very deprived ... while the wind has not even come yet.

In this Letter you will find an interview with a man whose face is better known than the name: Jérôme Salomon. The Director General of Health is seriously considering the possibility of a second wave of the epidemic.

Have a nice day,

Ronan Planchon, journalist at Le Figaro

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Castex team: the blues of historic macronists

Arnaud Leroy, Benjamin Griveaux, Sibeth Ndiaye, Ismaël Émelien, Richard Ferrand, Jean-Marie Girier, Julien Denormandie, Stéphane Séjourné and Sylvain Fort (from left to right) arrive at the Élysée to attend the handover between François Hollande and Emmanuel Macron, May 2017. Liewig Christian / ABACA

In May 2017, they were young (for the most part), ambitious, united and pampered by the Head of State. Three years later, they are a little less young, still as ambitious and united, but gradually moved away from Emmanuel Macron for various reasons. They are Christophe Castaner, Sibeth Ndiaye, Sylvain Fort, David Amiel, Benjamin Griveaux,

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