“A Prime Minister must be docile to support the dictates of the President”

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MAINTENANCE. In his book, Jean Garrigues, a specialist in political history, delves into the intimacy of the “infernal couple” formed by the tenants of the Élysée and Matignon.

Interview by Jérôme Cordelier

IThey are twenty-four, and they come from diverse backgrounds. Twenty-four to have plunged into “Matignon’s hell”. What were their relations with the President of the Republic? How is the sharing of power, subordination, collaboration or balance of power established between the two heads of the executive, within the institutional framework developed in 1958? A specialist in political history, Jean Garrigues recounts, in Élysée against Matignon (Tallandier), both narrative and rich analysis, the evolution of this “infernal couple” from the beginnings of the V^e Republic, from De Gaulle-Debré to Borne-Macron. Exciting.

Point : With Élisabeth Borne at Matignon, will there be a more balanced power sharing between the two heads of the executive than what we have seen at work since the start of the r…

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