Since he was promoted Minister of the Interior at the beginning of July, Gérald Darmanin has been on all fronts. Visits to gendarmeries, police stations, signs of support for the police, firm speeches… In less than fifty days at Place Beauvau, the defector from the right already has about thirty trips to his credit. “I am a local elected official: for me, the problems are resolved on the ground. Where I come from, it's called common sense and it's very common in our country, ” argues Gérald Darmanin, re-elected mayor of Tourcoing (North) in March. The defector of the right seeks to restore the authority of the State, weak point of the Macronist power. By appointing him, the President of the Republic asked him to restore confidence with the police. "You start at full speed and you accelerate", for his part advised Nicolas Sarkozy, his "friend" . "He's already been doing it very well and for a long time!" , smiles the former president in private as he watches the new minister unfold.
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