Minister of National Education Pap Ndiaye returned to Paris after a day on the ground. At the Gare de Lyon, dozens of demonstrators gathered to provide him with a hostile welcome.

He was finally exfiltrated from his train by police forces. The incident is closed, but the image is strong. It shows a minister on the run, preferring the discreet exit to contact with the most uplifted. At least that's how the scene is interpreted by his opponents first, but by members of the presidential majority too. Because since his entry into government, the criticism...