“We need big mouths”: behind the scenes of Marlène Schiappa’s return to government

His government comrades pinch themselves to believe it. A minister admits: “I was surprised to see her come back. Another said he was “very surprised, especially since it’s a comeback for a simple secretary of state, it’s not really a promotion”. In the Castex team, Marlène Schiappa had a higher rank, that of Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior, in charge of Citizenship.