Government: “Gabriel Attal, it’s the return of Nicolas Sarkozy”, squeaks François Hollande. The former President of the Republic drew a parallel between the “formulas, rules, and processes” handled by the Prime Minister and used by the one he had beaten during the presidential election of 2012.

For the former head of state, Gabriel Attal “obviously has talent”. “He surely has communication skills, even if they are just formulas,” begins Hollande.