The pro-business technocrat pulling the strings behind France's new prime minister
Emmanuel Macron has chosen the current director of the French Treasury to take up the strategically-vital position of chief of staff to the new prime minister Gabriel Attal. Like Attal himself, the new chief of staff Emmanuel Moulin represents 'Macronism' in his own style. He has a network of contacts that includes supporters of former president Nicolas Sarkozy, has moved seamlessly between the public and private sectors, and has a distinctly pro-business vision of the economy. Ilyes Ramdan and Mathias Thépot report on the career of this key behind-the-scenes figure who will help shape the new government.
SeatedSeated at the round table in the 'portrait room' on Tuesday, four men were having a working dinner, their notebooks never far away. On the political menu was the composition of the next French government. To carry out this task Emmanuel Macron had invited to the Élysée the three men with whom he will now be running France.
