From his first speech on the steps of Matignon, Gabriel Attal highlighted his concern for the middle classes.
“
Too many French people doubt our country, doubt themselves, doubt our future.
I am thinking in particular of the
middle classes
, the beating heart of our country, architects of the greatness and strength of our French nation
,” proclaimed the young prime minister.
The farmers' revolt encouraged him to continue on this ground.
With all the specificities of their profession, the latter embody one of the multiple facets of the contemporary malaise of French people who are too poor to be helped by the State but not rich enough to live according to their desires.
French people to whom Macronism promised emancipation, but who, according to polls, are turning more and more towards the protest vote.
A study by the Montaigne Institute, published this Wednesday, helps to understand the roots of this feeling of downgrading.
In economic terms, can thus…
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