Si Emmanuel Macron wins the presidential election in April, he will have to compose his government in the absence of the current Secretary of State for the Digital Transition. As reported Release, Tuesday, March 8, Cédric O decided of his own free will to break ties with the political sphere. The day after the presidential election, the forties will leave his Paris office on rue de Bercy and the party La République en Marche (LREM). “I think politics is a commitment, not a job. It’s very good to go and do something else and clear your mind, and besides, I want to see my children, ”said the main interested party.
The former parliamentary adviser to Pierre Moscovici, and former deputy campaign director for François Hollande in 2012, reportedly informed the outgoing president a year ago. This departure, recorded behind the scenes, marks the end of an “exceptional experience”, indicates Cédric O. The treasurer of the 2017 campaign said he wanted to return to the private sector, without revealing his ambitions.
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Others before him left the ranks of power to officiate in the private sector, such as Axelle Lemaire and Fleur Pellerin, former ministers of François Hollande, but also the Sarkozyists Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet and Éric Besson. Cédric O’s colleague, Mounir Mahjoubi, who was also in charge of Digital, told him Release that he will not be a candidate for the legislative elections.
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