It was the political-journalistic romance that caused a stir at the start of the presidential campaign: Thomas Sotto, regularly at the head of France 2’s political broadcasts, withdrew from the presentation during this very special period by revealing that he shared his life with Mayada Boulos, adviser to Jean Castex. A way for him not to mix everything up and not run the risk of accusations of conflict of interest in this “violent time“, as he had written on social networks.
Following the example of Audrey Pulvar, Léa Salamé or Marie Drucker, the journalist recovered his post after the presidential elections, which re-elected Emmanuel Macron against Marine Le Pen. But her companion, meanwhile, did not return to government: Jean Castex not having wanted to return as Prime Minister, the young woman left Matignon, not staying to continue working with Elisabeth Borne, now head. of the government.
It is rumored that she was particularly linked with the politician born in the Pyrenees, in particular by a common humor and a very practical complementarity. According Le Figaro, he would indeed have immediately explained to her that she would be very useful to him. “You have in front of you a Prime Minister who does not like communication“, he would have confided to her immediately, at the start of their fruitful collaboration.
But nothing to worry about for Mayada Boulos who has just landed a perfect position for her: executive co-president of the large Havas France group. A group she knows well, since she worked there before her adventure in government and in which she rose through the ranks. Described as “solid” by her friend and former colleague Gabriel Attal, she should have no trouble getting back into the swing of things!
Mother of two children, Mayada also passed through the cabinet of the former Minister of Health Marisol Touraine and is gradually building up a nice address book. And this time, nothing should prevent his companion from exercising his profession. However, he had published a nice message for her, during her withdrawal: “My only consolation is to be the first man to step aside for a woman, when until now it was always them who were asked to stay at home“, he had declared to the Parisian.