The story of Yaël Braun-Pivet recounts a moment of change.
Appointed minister in May, she decides, in June, to renounce the government to run for the perch.
Emmanuel Macron's candidate was Roland Lescure.
Yaël Braun-Pivet did not take it into account, she presented herself, and she won.
Two lessons: first, the Assembly had become more attractive than being a minister;
then, evading presidential command wasn't as scary as it had been in the previous five years.
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