The former prime minister has neither a driver nor a bodyguard, reports the JDD.
A former prime ministernormal»? Since leaving office at Matignon, Jean Castex has led a more discreet daily life. He has also decided to give up certain rights opened by his previous function at Matignon. Jean Castex thus goes about his business without having decided to use a driver or a bodyguard as he is allowed, according to the JDD .
The former prime minister, on the other hand, did not choose to return to live in Prades, a town of 6,000 inhabitants in the Pyrénées-Orientales of which he was mayor. He therefore lives in Paris with his wife and four children. Still according to the Sunday daily, Jean Castex makes the majority of his journeys by bus or metro.
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When leaving his post as Prime Minister, Jean Castex had nevertheless affirmed his wish to take a rest in Prades. “I’m going back to my Pyrenees, I have to repaint my shutters and my railing which took a beating for two years!“, he had thus declared to the Parisian .
Passages to Prades
Jean Castex nevertheless goes to his town of Pyrénées-Orientales in order to attend municipal councils. Elected mayor in 2020, he refused to take up this seat again but can still participate in the council. “It’s both a way for me to get back to basics, which is always very healthy, and to ensure that the commitments I made to the Pradéens in 2020 are kept, which is the most important thing.“, he thus explained to The Independent .
Jean Castex, on the other hand, said his ambition to take over responsibilities at the national level, but not in the political field.
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