Anne Hidalgo and Yael Braun-Pivet, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, The Lion King… Our indiscretions of the week

When the Algerian President praised France

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s state visit to France is scheduled for late September. It was postponed many times due to diplomatic tensions and the sometimes revanchist stance of the Algerian president regarding the history of the two countries. His state of mind did not always seem to be the same.

“Our only partner is France, with which we have a common history, language and culture. If I one day come to power, my priority will be to strengthen and consolidate ties with France,” he confessed while crossing the desert to Hamid Siad, the king of breweries, who published his Memoirs “From Kabyle to Paris” on April 17 in Éditions Ramsay.

Hidalgo and Brown-Pivet are on a plane.

Coincidentally, last week Anne Hidalgo and Yael Braun-Pivet traveled to Kyiv at the same time. And they sat one row apart on the plane that took them to Warsaw (Poland), which was an important step on the way to Ukraine. Except that upon landing, the incident forced the pilot to turn around before resuming the maneuver.

Quite banal and frivolous, but impressive. “Yael, if we crash, at least we will receive a good tribute,” the mayor of Paris smiled. The Assembly President’s tit-for-tat response: “Yes, but it would be a big blow to parity in politics! »

The Lion King roars again

The Lion King musical, which just surpassed 1.2 million viewers in Paris, runs until July 14. But the show is set to return in the fall for a fourth season at the Mogadore Theatre. This would be unprecedented for a Disney-branded musical, but with the season already better than the previous one, the momentum continues unabated, prompting producer Stage Entertainment France to relaunch casting to update the children’s cast for the roles of Simba and Nala.

Vallo, do you want this or not?

The debate on the Sixth Republic in Grenoble, the support of Pépito employees in Château-Thierry (Aisne), a work-related trip to Angers, an interview with Tétou where he says that “for an ethical GPA”: Boris Vallot puts in all the bases for the month. Stop asking questions about the ambitions of the chief of socialist deputies for 2027. But a phrase pops up on PS, grumbling: “Boris, he’s the best, but he doesn’t want it. “However, his wife, former Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, says otherwise.

Masif provided

Macif added 120,000 new member customers last year, for a total of 5.8 million. Good figures will be announced on Tuesday by Jean-Philippe Dogneton, CEO of the Niort-based insurance company. The flagship of the Aéma mutual group (Aésio Mutuelle, Abeille Assurances, Ofi Invest, etc.) recorded 2.07 million new gross contracts, including 1.77 million losses.

Yveline and Bovo, a story of trust

Former police adviser to Gérald Darmanin Olivier Dimpré is to take over as head of the public security department of the Yvelines department. A former deputy director of security for the Rugby World Cup, he will replace Julien Defert in the department, who left a month ago… for the office of the Minister of the Interior.

Ruined Christmas of the hawkers

While shelves were stocked with light garlands and low-priced Christmas trinkets, large French warehouses looked gloomy at the end of 2023. Their products, traditionally sold out, were this time rejected by consumers.

“They were three times more expensive than on the Chinese marketplace Temu, which won the prize,” an industry professional recalls bitterly. Some outraged traders found a solution: they removed the garlands and put food in their place. »

Horizons annoys modems

Arnaud Pericart, a representative of the Horizons movement of Edouard Philippe in Ile-de-France, advocates the right to create a link between the majority and the Republic of Lithuania with the aim of holding municipal elections in 2026 and presidential elections in 2027, not to mention Modem. This was noticed by the leader of the Ile-de-France party, Francois Bayrou. He recalls Mod towns and scoffs, “Remind me how many elected officials they had in the last election? »

Larcher praises Rambouillet

Visiting his hometown on Friday, President (LR) of the Senate Gerard Larcher believes that Rambouillet (Yvelines) is “the path to the stars.” A reference to his career, but above all to his local contribution to the national gendarmerie. Coming to the unveiling of a memorial plaque with the names of Rambouillet company commanders since 1814, he noted that some of them became generals.