It is customary in politics to criticise the partisan nature of any executive. Accusations of putting the state at the service of a clique, denunciations of a \u00bbwitch-hunt\u00ab or, conversely, the promotion of the \u00bbimpartiality of the state\u2019\u2014all of this is fairly standard politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emmanuel Macron, for his part, introduced something new. Creator of a movement without an ideological corpus and bringing together figures from diverse backgrounds (not to mention opportunists from both sides), it is not only his political friends but also his fellow alumni from the ENA <\/strong>who are going to get a rapid promotion (as military jargon goes to describe someone who experiences an unusual advancement for no objective reason) to quite unlikely positions given their age and (inex)perience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The singularly ill-named \u00abL\u00e9opold S\u00e9dar Senghor\u00bb intake\u00bb <\/strong>extremely politicised and pushing the process of the social reproduction of elites to its zenith, it has penetrated the State at an unprecedented level. Certain emblematic examples of this unbridled cronyism illustrate this drift, and the least one can say is that this entryism is not an unqualified success:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let's start with Am\u00e9lie Oud\u00e9a-Cast\u00e9ra <\/strong>who found herself for a time both Minister of National Education and Sports before her gaffe regarding state education put her in the crosshairs of teachers, parent-teacher associations and, generally, everyone committed to state education. Against all odds, she was not forced to resign, but merely saw her ministerial portfolio return to its original configuration. Emmanuel Macron would not abandon his fellow alumni. Emmanuel Macron hating diplomats<\/strong>, it is not to the most experienced among them that he will appeal, but to his fellow alumni from the ENA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u00abbombarded\u00bb members of the L\u00e9opold S\u00e9dar Senghor promotion therefore have a to say the least mixed record which, naturally, cannot in any way cast aspersions (or clean water, to be confirmed with Sarah El Ha\u00efry) on the vast majority of this cohort <\/strong>which also includes political opponents of the President of the Republic, Julien Aubert in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What if we went back to the simple criteria of experience and competence? In short, the republican principles of meritocracy...<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is customary in politics to criticise the partisan nature of any executive. Accusations of putting the State at the service of a...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politique"],"yoast_head":"\n
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It would be improper to forget Charline Avenel <\/strong>who served as rector of the Academy of Versailles between 2018 and 2023. Emmanuel issued a decree on 24 October 2018 to enable her to take up this post by relaxing the conditions. She was placed directly at the head of France's largest academy. Criticised in connection with the murder of Samuel Paty, she allegedly delayed granting the teacher's request for protection and was even preparing to reprimand him severely. Also criticised for her lack of reaction regarding the bullying of a teenager who eventually committed suicide, she went as far as threatening the parents with legal action for \u00abslanderous denunciation\u00bb against the secondary school. She demonstrated her keen taste for public service by subsequently moving to the private sector, in what is known as a \u00abrevolving-door\u00bb move.
Finally, today's news is the resignation of Mathias Vicherat<\/strong> of his position as Director of Sciences Po, following his referral to the criminal court for a domestic violence case. A fellow alumnus of Emmanuel Macron within that famous graduating class, appointed at the age of 43, the person in question had unexpectedly won despite his background (Chief of Staff to the male then female Mayor of Paris, SNCF, the private sector), which in no way predisposed him to hold this position usually reserved for an academic. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n