Nicole Belloubet is a true left-wing woman to implement right-wing reforms, says Jean-Paul Brighelli. The idea of negotiating with Sophie Vénétitay, general secretary of the SNES (National Union of Secondary Education), cools more than one, he says.

Bellou bet released several thousand so-called “end-of-sentence” prisoners in order to create distancing spaces in prisons, he adds. She resigned in 2006 to protest against the thousands of job closures planned by François Fillon, which could put her at odds with Attal.