We have a PM!

[MAD87]

Enfin. Michel Barnier, the oldest PM, will now succeed Attal, the youngest.

[Char]

I just heard that - my first thought was ouff that's going to ruffle some feathers.

[MAD87]

I'm sure the NFP won't like it (would they accept anyone except a white male NFP candidate?) but the rest will be happyish for the moment.

[elsie]

He has had an anti-immigration stance in the past so could get RN support. on the other hand he is unlikely to get support from them unless he promises to revise the voting system to proportional representation.

[niemeyjt]

My French colleague is singularly unimpressed!

[RobertArthur]

Real soon now: le peuple en colère, encore une fois, Paris Manif.... Not yet in this planning. Things are heating up: Mobilisation du 7 septembre.

[Blaze]

I'm not really surprised.
What interested me more was to read that Edouard Philippe has announced his candidature for the presidency - and that didn't surprise me either.

[Chappers51]

Well I like to think Barnier isn’t old as we share the same birth month and year, although he’s a few weeks older than me .

Like you, Blaze, I wasn’t surprised to read about Edouard Philippe’s intentions.

[Hotrodder]

Don't worry lads. 99% of what comes out of politicians' mouths is only Co2 and never happens.

[tagh]

Well, Macron has really scraped the barrel!