It's a little awkward moment.
We are December 9, the day of homage to Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.
At the Musée d'Orsay, personalities line up to sign the guest book.
Rachida Dati, the mayor of the district and Minister of Justice between 2007 and 2009 sees an old acquaintance.
A bodyguard who officiated at the time of Nicolas Sarkozy.
After a few minutes of chatting, the former candidate for mayor of Paris realizes that a lady with white, short hair is standing next door.
She's the one the security officer is protecting.
Her name is Brigitte Klinkert… She is Minister Delegate for Integration, and Dati had not recognized her!
The anecdote makes you smile, and without taking anything away from the recognized skills of Brigitte Klinkert, it illustrates a phenomenon from which the "new world" has finally failed to escape.
Government inflation!
Since July they have been, ministers, delegated ministers and secretaries of state, no less than… 43!
And under Macron (it's a constant since 2017) you don't have to be a star to enter the government.
As a result, how many of the 43 are known to the general public?
Five probably, maybe ten, at most ...
A bloated government was the idea of combing all sectors of society, with elected officials from all geographic areas in view of 2022. And to bring up unknown people in the media.
But the second wave reduced this strategy to nothing.
Health is essential on all subjects and crisis management is led by a commando team.
Everything else is… invisible.