Francois Bayrou announced that he would not enter the government as part of the second wave of the reshuffle. Bayrou had almost obtained what he wanted, says a witness to the negotiations.

Yet another Trafalgar move from the mayor of Pau, who, in recent days, has played with the nerves of the Prime Minister and Emmanuel Macron. “Everything was going too well until then. In short, it was too good to be true, knowing this cumbersome ally... renowned for being unpredictable and tough in business,” says the witness.