It has a well made head said at the Elysee Palace

Jean-François Copé warned, in agreement with Nicolas Sarkozy, that he would "step of Ministers in all the floors" of the UMP. One of them is but one of the most sought-after places of the party. Bruno Le Maire has officially become yesterday, General delegate of the project. His name was endorsed in the morning by the political bureau. Monday night, the Minister of Agriculture had been the first preparatory meeting of the new Council of the think tanks, the structure of thinking clubs independent or associated with the UMP will be focused on the baptismal font on 18 January.

This appointment, which marks a new stage of his political rise (member of Parliament in 2007, Secretary of State in 2008, Minister in 2009), is a real boon for the person concerned. It allows him to get out of the perimeter of his Ministry, while he still in view profile is very "techno". And putting in a good position if Nicolas Sarkozy was succeeded himself by 2012. The Minister of Agriculture and the development of the territory, cited to fall among the outsiders for Matignon, damé the pawn to Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet and Laurent Wauquiez, previously loaded - Xavier Bertrand - floor on the draft for the UMP. "But nothing will prevent me to continue my work and to propose ideas to the President," warns AP9 in an interview with the "Figaro" published today.

Nose to Villepin

Bruno Le Maire himself made his offer of service to the head of State after the redesign. Nicolas Sarkozy has approved. "Enthusiastic", according to Jean-François Copé, which sees Bruno Le Maire "someone of very strong, intellectually and psychologically", and "very open to dialogue". "". There actual qualities of analysis, synthesis and objectivity. It is fine and well feels the opinion. "It is an ideal choice," confirms Dominique Paillé, former spokesman Deputy of the party, deprived of his position by the new Secretary General.

"It has a well made head," said at the Elysee Palace. Bruno Le Maire has several other political interests in the eyes of Nicolas Sarkozy. He had wanted the position, which - dixit a heavy weight of the Government - is "an element of importance" in the eyes of the head of State. He is young (forty-one years old) and please the UMP parliamentarians, renting, as the MP Michel Piron, "his stature and structure". In addition, it is a small foot nose to Dominique de Villepin, Bruno Le Maire was the pen and the Director of cabinet Matignon.

Some, in the majority, also see the means for Nicolas Sarkozy to give depth to a possible future challenger Jean-François Copé, even though it is today a relative of the latter (as François Baroin and Christian Jacob). "In politics, slip a loyal to the President, there is neither friends nor enemies. There is that opponents and supporters the circumstances... "Bruno the Mayor, he says be wary of people disputes. It provides to work with "everyone", said that it was Jean-François Copé the leader of the party, and that its objective is to provide a "ideas box" Nicolas Sarkozy, who piochera what he wants. In the end, insists the Minister, "it will not Bruno the Mayor".