Olivier Marleix, former head of the Les Républicains group in the National Assembly, left a posthumous testimony on France's political crisis since 2022. In his book 'French Dissolution, the End of Macronism', he details the forced alliance between the presidential camp and a weakened right. The work, completed just before his suicide in July, provides an insider's view of the negotiations leading to the Assembly's dissolution in June 2024.
Olivier Marleix, who led the Les Républicains (LR) deputies' group in the National Assembly from 2022 to 2024, was renowned for his sharp criticism of Macronism while acting as a reluctant partner to the relative majority. At 54 years old, he took his own life on July 7, two days after sending the corrected proofs of his book to the publisher, validated at '99%'. Published with his family's approval by Robert Laffont (288 pages, 20.50 euros), 'French Dissolution, the End of Macronism' recounts in the first person the political upheavals of the last three years.
Nostalgic for the Gaullo-Pompidolian state, Marleix describes his days filled with negotiations with a weakened majority that had to rely on the 62 LR deputies. He outlines how this 'marriage of convenience' between Emmanuel Macron's camp and the right shaped the president's second term, culminating in the National Assembly's dissolution in June 2024. In interviews, he would often sigh: 'You will make me say bad things about Macron again' when facing journalists' expectations.
This logbook from a key player sheds light on the internal dynamics of a crisis period, without sparing details on the necessary alliances despite ideological divides. The book helps readers grasp the stakes that led to France's ongoing political instability.