is any sign of a new mode of management of the head of State

That there be no mistake: the severe crop operated throughout the week by Nicolas Sarkozy and François Fillon on unruly Ministers - Rama Yade in head - and some responsible UMP - Jean-Pierre Raffarin... - is any sign of a new mode of management of the head of State. On the contrary. Criticized in its majority for the centralized operation, the President does no mea culpa on this point. He continues to "take care of everything", as he said, and delegating little chair near an interdepartmental meeting per day, to keep in the Elysee Palace Monday and Tuesday morning meetings policies of the UMP and the majority, and to rely on a team narrowed to less than ten advisers who have confidence and unprecedented public exhibition : Secretary General Claude Guéant, "control tower". Henri Guaino, the turbulent plume, disavowed on the amount of the large loan (see page 4). Raymond Soubie, the "nose", decryptor outstanding social climate; Franck Louvrier, communications advisor; which must be ajouter Xavier Musca, in first line to untangle the tensions on the budget, and Jean-David Levitte, the "sherpa" of the President.

In two and a half years, the élyséenne team, true "island of stability", has not budged, except Patrick Ouard, Advisor justice on departure, the replacement of François Pérol (party to the BPCE) by Xavier Musca as economic adviser or the Catherine Pégard somewhat waning influence on political issues. The whole is far from homogeneous and hiatuses are many, but the head of State is satisfied that this is just a chance. And it does nothing to ease tensions which express between his advisers. The diversity of their temperament allows it to not be cut off from reality and live debates which agitated the country considers in the Elysee Palace.

Fillon, among family members

This team of loved ones be added of course Prime Minister François Fillon, with clashes are less numerous (without having disappeared) than at the beginning of their coupling. The President of the Republic indicated this week that if he was considering a reshuffle after the regional elections in March, it implies not necessarily a change of Prime Minister. Xavier Bertrand, the Secretary General of the UMP, is also part of the members of the majority Nicolas Sarkozy receives (three or four times a week) and consults with the most. His goal at the head of the UMP: make the teaching on the presidential decisions (carbon tax, large loan, tax shield...) and initiate discussions expected to reassure the traditional electorate and reinforce the voters from the FN (national identity, suspension of family allowances...). Just then a whole series of consultants or "night visitors" including Pierre Giacometti and Jean-Michel Goudard (polls and political analysis), personalities such as Alain Minc, Jacques Attali, and of course Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of the President, acknowledged the leg on a number of recent decisions by the parliamentarians: DNA, Polanski support...

Nicolas Sarkozy does not hesitate to forge special ties with some Ministers, the news and its own affinity: Christine Lagarde, Luc Chatel, Eric Woerth, Brice Hortefeux, Eric Besson has been the most spam lately.

The main novelty in this well-functioning device, is the place of the head of State has decided to devote its relations with the parliamentarians. He received Jean-François Copé, President of the UMP in the Assembly group, one to two times per week, as well as the Presidents of the two assemblies. It multiplies also meetings and lunch with members of Parliament, as recently with the new Centre, and European parliamentarians. The President "intensified" its relations with the Assembly and the Senate, indicates the Elysee Palace, although it officially has nothing to do with the incidents and misunderstandings that dotted the news since the re-entry.