“We are carbos”: parliamentary debates and sleepless nights … great fatigue among deputies

As a sports fan, Karl Olive summarizes the state of mind of the parliamentary teams by a formula common to athletes, on evenings of big performances. “We are carbos”, blows the new deputy of Yvelines (Renaissance). But no question for the former mayor of Poissy to wallow in laments. “Given the urgency of the situation, it would be inappropriate to complain and it’s normal that we have night sessions, that’s part of the job. You have to know how to accept the exceptional, which is what thousands of French people who work at night know, ”he takes care to underline. To hold on, he has his well-being recipe: “Squeezed oranges, lots of water and squares of chocolate”.