In addition to the departure of her special adviser Philippe Grangeon and his media adviser Joseph Zimet, in addition to the changes related to the reorganization.
Emmanuel Macron will renew a part of the team of the Elysée palace with the departure of her special adviser Philippe Grangeon and, according to his entourage, his media adviser Joseph Zimet, that are in addition to other changes related to the new government. To the head of communications, Joseph Zimet could be replaced by Clement Leonarduzzi, president of Publicis Consultants, according to several sources. No announcement has yet been made by the presidency.
an influential figure in the Macronie, Philippe Grangeon has confirmed he will leave his duties in mid-September to “take his retirement”. “There’s no political interpretation” in this decision, “it is a lifestyle choice” and “it was clear from the beginning that I rejoignais the Elysée for a given time and on a voluntary basis”, he explained. “After eighteen months of particularly intense” to advisor Emmanuel Macron, “I will continue to contribute as much as possible to the success of the presidential project”, has he added, indicating do not know what form that commitment might take.
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Former head of the CFDT and then Running from his creation, Philippe Grangeon had been loaded early 2019 to help, with his experience, Emmanuel Macron to start “act 2” of his action on the occasion of the “great debate” following the crisis of the yellow vests.
A “team commando”
a Few months later, in August 2019, Joseph Zimet in turn had joined the Elysium to take on the responsibility of the communication after the departure of Sibeth Ndiaye, became a spokesperson of the government. This historian, who had coordinated the Mission of the Centenary of the First World War, had the mission of restoring the relations with the journalists, previously strained.
It could be replaced by Clement Leonarduzzi, the president of Publicis Consultants, the branch Influence of the Publicis group and is a specialist in crisis management. This last has met with Emmanuel Macron, there are ten years where he was responsible for the communication of Gracques, a group of reflection reformist located at the right of the PS, once frequented by Emmanuel Macron.
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“Emmanuel Macron wants to the Elysium team commando, responsible for providing results, enhance the readability and the narrative of public action, and to prepare the campaign for 2022,” said a government source.
In the president’s entourage, are also recently departed chief of staff François-Xavier Lauch, and became director of cabinet deputy Gérald Darmanin at the ministry of Interior, and adviser, Jean Gaborit, appointed chief of cabinet of the Garde des Sceaux Eric Dupond-Moretti.
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