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Sciences Po gets stuck in the succession crisis

2021-04-07T18:37:36.093Z


"Parody of democracy", "scheming": teachers and former students fear that the final attempts of a generation to keep control of the appointment of the successor of Olivier Duhamel harm the school.


The last jolts of a vacillating elite, symbol of an ancient world that wants to keep control.

This is the face presented today by Sciences Po, the nation's leading training school.

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Scandalous

" for some, "

grotesque

" for others, the posturing around the appointment of Olivier Duhamel's successor at the head of the National Foundation for Political Science (FNSP) never ceases to amaze, within of the institution first of all, but also in the highest spheres of power and among school alumni who, in France and abroad, can be very generous donors.

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Sciences Po: after the Duhamel scandal, a succession under high tension

On the maneuver?

Louis Schweitzer, 78, left-wing man and former boss of Renault, who has been acting at the head of the foundation, since the resignation in January of constitutionalist Duhamel, accused of incest in Camille Kouchner's book.

The challenge?

The presidency of this private law foundation which has control over the school's budget and strategy, but also over

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Source: lefigaro

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