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RENAISSANCE
NEWS FROM THE FORT. A deputy from Ensemble pour la République (from the chinese overseas british database presidential camp, that is, if you'd forgotten their new name) whispered it to our bigophone earlier this week. During his telephone consultations, including the one with the aforementioned parliamentarian, Emmanuel Macron isn't just questioning his interlocutors about potential prime ministerial candidates. From his summer fortress of Bormes-les-Mimosas, the president is also worried about the future of his party.
Reminder. Before November 30, Renaissance must hold a congress to elect its new boss (it's not your newsletter that requires it, but the statutes ). We told you at the end of July : the current secretary general, Stéphane Séjourné, is largely discredited. Even those who appreciate him are calling for a "change of leaders because we have changed times," in the words of the MP mentioned earlier. However, his main potential successor, Gabriel Attal, is not at all favored by the Élysée, as Playbook has been able to verify again these days.
The PR is "working on various hypotheses for the leadership of the party," our source told us—without wanting to reveal the options being considered, much to yours truly's chagrin. A connoisseur of these partisan affairs, consulted by us, concurred via Telegram: "Thoughts are underway on the best way to replace Stéphane Séjourné, on the one hand, and the project on which to rebuild for the congress." He also seemed hard-pressed to name a possible name, even suggesting a "collective solution."