The Salle des Quatre Colonnes is slowly filling up at the Palais Bourbon.
The parliamentarians arrive in small groups.
Among them, a handful stands out: these are the elected members of the National Rally.
Over their tie, they proudly wear the badge of the Assembly, recalling their function as deputy, and on their jacket is hung the traditional pin "RF" (for "French Republic").
Around, looks are mocking.
“It's proof that they are amateurs,
mocks a former
.
The big game for seasoned members of the Assembly is to walk around without a badge, because that means that you are known in the enclosure.
In 2017, we had the LREM Playmobil, in 2022, we have those of the RN
Émilie Bonnivard, deputy LR
“Be proud to be amateurs”,
declared Emmanuel Macron to his new elected officials in 2020. But two years later, at the RN, we do not wear amateurism over the shoulder, and we leave no room for chance. A “ strategy of the tie” which consists in appearing as professional as possible, and is paying off since since the start of the school year the popularity rating of…
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