In his book The Élysée, private visit, published on March 3 by Éditions de l’Archipel in partnership with franceinfo. Julie Marie-Leconte recounts the change of scenery desired by the President of the Republic. “The need to take possession of the premises was imperative”says a current collaborator of the president.
Renovation work on the Salle des Fêtes at the Élysée Palace has begun. Except that between the validation of the works and their execution, water flowed under the bridges. The site is launched as the crisis of “yellow vests” begins to rumble. “At the time, it hurt me a lot”, says Isabelle Stanislas, the architect who designed the new village hall. She had never confided in the microphone on how she experienced the attacks. Baptiste Gohard, one of the craftsmen who intervened on the site, also tells the backstage of the work.
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Emmanuel Macron has thoroughly reviewed the decoration of the palace, which is more modern. The organization of services has also been redesigned. Because this palace of Evreux, initially, was not designed as a place of work. Emmanuel Macron wanted it “more efficient”. So modern and efficient. And at the same time, Emmanuel Macron still relied on the codes of the past. We might have thought that the “start up nation” was taking over the Élysée, but not at all: there was no question of shaking up customs or protocol either. The interference of youtubers did not chase the chain bailiffs. The maîtres d’hôtel still serve French style and it is still forbidden to tread on the gravel of the main courtyard.
In this episode, Guillaume Daret, senior reporter for the political service of France Télévisions, recounts in parallel the transformations carried out at Fort Brégançon. And Ludovic Piedtenu, correspondent for Radio France in Germany, draws a parallel with the functioning of the Chancellery.
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