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REPORTAGE. The permanence of the Castle, reachable 7 days a week, day and night, concentrates the concerns of the country. And sometimes fantasies.
By Jacques Paugam
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Lhe President of the Republic is a notorious night owl who spends long hours, late at night, at the Élysée. His private secretariat absent and no one in the Palace to advise him, Emmanuel Macron is sometimes the only master on board. It even happens at the switchboard of the Presidency of the Republic – an unknown position – to receive a call from the Head of State in person, asking to be put in contact with such and such a service. “Hello, yes, it’s Emmanuel Macron. »
The switchboard is a strategic place. A ten-digit number, reachable by all, 7 days a week and 24 hours a day, how far the country’s mood rises. Formerly installed within the walls of the Élysée Palace, it was moved to Quai Branly, at the Alma Palace, during Emmanuel Macron’s first five-year term. For convenience…
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