Welcome to the Palace of Versailles, its millions of visitors, its gallery and its state rooms, its fabulous gardens, its ultra-golden evenings for handpicked guests and… its president, at the heart of an intrigue including our republican monarchy has the secret. Catherine Pgard, therefore, a former journalist with an address book as long as her arm, appointed head of the public establishment responsible for running the castle in 2011 by Nicolas Sarkozy, renewed by François Hollande then Emmanuel Macron. His reign should have ended a year and a half ago: his mandate was no longer renewable, and the age limit had been reached. But the monarch of the Elysée stubbornly wants to extend Catherine Pgard to her post.
Big worker with the discretion that befits these alleys and counter-alleys of power, as comfortable with politicians – right and left – as with large fortunes, French or international, Catherine Pégard has in no way been unworthy since she took up residence at Versailles. With one or two hitches, his magisterium has, in particular thanks to the development of patronage, perked up the public establishment. Is it therefore normal to see the Head of State, having arrived at the Elysee Palace armed with his promise to moralize public life, sit down with such aplomb on the necessary transparency of appointments to these very high positions? , and sweep away the rules that govern them? He appreciates Catherine Pegard. Very good. His wife as well. Very good. Let the Head of State praise his skills, very well again. But that he fights behind the scenes and in defiance of the laws this fight to prolong this protected which sometimes protects him leaves speechless. Does the Republic have so few talents that no one can succeed Queen Catherine? We hardly believe it. Is it Macronie who lacks so much available talent? If that were the case, we would have to worry about it again. There remains only one option to explain the Elyos stubbornness: the intoxicating pleasure of the prince.