“We don’t redo politics, I like that”: Olivier Véran, government spokesperson and gun-holder

” Like a fish in water ! laughs a heavyweight of the majority, watching Olivier Véran speak behind a desk. The scene takes place on July 4 at the Élysée. Appointed government spokesman a few hours earlier, the former Minister of Health does not have time for a run-in. Emmanuel Macron immediately convened a Council of Ministers, and he must continue with the traditional press conference, draped in his new functions.