The Lecornu Method Discourse: Guillaume Daret's Editorial

"In a democracy, it's the voters who select the deputies, not the ministers." This quote, shared by the brand-new occupant of Matignon, sums up his method of governing well. Sébastien Lecornu will receive and speak to everyone, and too bad if that displeases part of his camp.

There's no question of blacklisting the National Rally and La France Insoumise. But before meeting with the opposition, he's committed to first meeting with those responsible for the Common Core.

This, too, should be seen as a political signal: it is impossible to have discussions with other political forces if everything is not in order in one's own camp. His predecessors, and notably Michel Barnier, did not wish to assume their role as leader of this "common base": he will do so without hesitation.

The newly appointed Prime Minister has already spent a good part of his days and nights speaking unofficially on the phone with those he will be receiving very officially in the coming days: Frédéric Souillot, the Secretary General of Force Ouvrière, and Olivier Faure, the First Secretary of the Socialist Party.

We get the feeling that the new head of government is quite optimistic about finding a way out of this political crisis, convinced that there is a way forward, particularly with the Socialists. He is also well aware that he will have to make some moves on his part, and he seems ready to do so. In discussions with his close associates, he does not seem to be stuck on the figure of 40 billion in savings . As for François Bayrou's proposal to eliminate two public holidays, it seems to have already been buried.