This is one of the most courted personalities of Macronie: the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet. Maneuvers that are not devoid of ulterior motives. Jean-Rémi Baudot’s Political Brief
Since the Parliament finds itself at the heart of the news, it has somewhat returned to the living room of the French. Yael Braun-Pivet, from the top of the perch of the Assembly, has gained notoriety in recent months. If she herself keeps an eye on the debates, the majority also have an eye on her: many scrutinize her actions in order to decipher her ambitions…
Within the majority, if it is not unanimous, everyone recognizes that it has a particularly difficult task, with this sometimes turbulent Assembly. However, the conditions of his accession to the perch, against the advice of the Elysée, continue to cool some Macronists. “She forgets where she comes from, Renaissance doesn’t feel her in support“, taunts an elected official.
A very different situation at the MoDem or at Horizons, where most of the deputies voted for her and where many hope that she will be able to remember it.
A Philippe / Braun-Pivet ticket for 2027?
In politics, as elsewhere, it is better to have certain people close to you to prevent them from moving too much. Yaël Braun-Pivet takes part in all the events, especially recently during the Horizons high mass at the Parc Floral. The entourage of Yaël Braun-Pivet deciphers: “If Édouard Philippe wants to go all the way, it is better that he has the support of the President of the Assembly…“.
This idea, a Horizons deputy pushes it quite far: a relative of Édouard Philippe is already imagining a Philippe – Braun-Pivet ticket for 2027. “At Matignon, she would look good, she is a woman who has been underestimated“, he explains before concluding: “She’s got the ambition, but it’d be better if she was on our side“. A very personal and frankly improbable initiative, but that says something. All these shenanigans are carefully observed by the entourage of Yaël Braun-Pivet. “She’s hit on by everyone.” one of his relatives is having fun.
For now, the President of the Assembly is careful to leave all possible options. She has forged ties in all political families. Did you know that she shares her passion for boating with MoDems or rebels in a kind of informal sailing club in the Assembly?
“YBP” pleads for a large social conference
In the tense context of retirements, she also theorizes in private what she would do if she was at the helm: a large social conference to talk about part-timers, career inequalities and chopped careers for women. A real program…
No matter what those around her say, who knows if in the end she has no real ambitions for herself? And who knows if in the end, it’s not those who have the hardest eyes on her who are in the right? “She is falsely naive, she is a cold killer. She is fearsome“, tackles a Renaissance deputy close to Emmanuel Macron.