Maxime Tandonnet: In terms of relative popularity, Édouard Philippe's domination over the entire political class now seems to be permanently established. The record of government policy, in the years that coincide with his action at Matignon, can hardly explain this popularity, even if he is obviously not the only one responsible.
One of his reasons could be the reputation of integrity of Mr. Philippe who is not known to have been implicated in corruption cases. Part of the public seems to have internalized, by dint of media hype and polling, that he could be successor of Emmanuel Macron (non-renewable) in the presidential election of 2027.