The ministers who went to the regional front are not legion.
But in Ile-de-France, it is different.
The deputy (LREM) Laurent Saint-Martin, appointed leader, after the renunciation of Jean-Michel Blanquer, aligns with him four ministers or secretaries of state, in a team originally from Ile-de-France , "Representative of the inhabitants of the region", underlines the leader, this Tuesday, during his presentation of the eight duets.
In the first row, the most publicized, Marlène Schiappa, in charge of Citizenship, "returns to the ring" in Paris.
Like revenge for the unhappy municipal authorities in the capital.
His candidacy, revealed by "Le Figaro" on Monday, had somewhat burned the politeness of today's announcement.
Not enough to move the candidate, according to his entourage.
Nathalie Elimas, Secretary of State in charge of Priority Education, Amélie de Montchalin, Minister in charge of Public Service Transformation and Marlène Schiappa, Minister in charge of Citizenship.
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In the general photo, there are also three other female government figures.
Amélie de Montchalin, the Member of Parliament who became Minister of Public Service Transformation, is invested in her department of Essonne.
Nathalie Élimas, current Secretary of State for Priority Education, will carry the torch in Val-d'Oise.
The outgoing regional councilor thus embodies the place of the MoDem, which is hers in this election: "A pillar of the presidential majority", recalls Jean-Noël Barrot, secretary general of the MoDem, while nine outgoing centrist elected officials have chosen to remain in the election. next to Valérie Pécresse.
He himself goes to battle in the Yvelines.
A candidate in search of notoriety
Finally, in the Val-de-Marne, Emmanuelle Wargon is on the way as number two behind Laurent Saint-Martin.
The Minister of Housing, who is preparing the revision of the SRU law integrated into the future 4D law, which will be presented "within fifteen days", is based in Saint-Mandé.
From the municipal elections, the figure of Territories of Progress, the left wing of the presidential majority, had not hidden his desire to get involved.
“The region is a very important echelon, it's a great adventure,” she underlines.
It's important to show that the majority have a national or local project. ”
By aligning so many ministers, is LREM seeking to compensate for the lack of notoriety with which the head of the list is credited?
In the poll published in our columns, Laurent Saint-Martin, a real outsider, would collect 11% of the votes.
"Marlène Shiappa is there for her expertise"
"These top of the list are there for their political know-how, their expertise of the files", replies the person concerned, "aware" of his notoriety "lower" than that of his competitors.
Not without repeating once again, as he has insisted since his entry into the campaign: "notoriety does not make the election".
And to add: "Marlène Schiappa is not there because she is known, but for her expertise on the subjects of security, gender equality, citizenship."
Alongside his "experts", the candidate also praised the "experienced" policies, "anchored" in the field, which accompany him.
The spokesperson for LREM Prisca Thevenot, engaged in Seine-Saint-Denis, the deputy (LREM) Aurore Bergé, number two in the Yvelines, or the outgoing regional elected, Thierry Solère.
Despite his indictment, the former LR deputy is invested in second place in the Hauts-de-Seine, behind Audrey Taquillain, elected from Courbevoie.
No Gabriel Attal then.
The name of the government spokesperson was circulating for a while.
Laurent Saint-Martin presents the candidate Louis Vogel.
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As for the oldest candidate (67 years), it is none other than Louis Vogel, the mayor of Melun (Seine-et-Marne).
It is at his home that the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, visited this Monday, the day of return to school classes.
The academic wears the colors of Agir.
In the end, all the components of the presidential majority find their place in this team.
Even if early walkers have little taste for the (very) large place given to the Modem.
“We cannot advocate the gathering and not do it,” warns Laurent Saint-Martin.
End of the discussion.
The heads of the list: Laurent Saint-Martin (Val-de-Marne), Marlène Schiappa (Paris), Audrey Taquillain (Hauts-de-Seine) Prisca Thevenot (Seine-Saint-Denis), Nathalie Élimas (Val-d'Oise) ), Amélie de Montchalin (Essonne), Jean-Noël Barrot (Yvelines), Louis Vogel (Seine-et-Marne).
