“Further investigation”. Gabriel Attal, the not-so-darling child of Macronie
Trailing in the polls for the 2026 presidential election, Gabriel Attal is the subject of a “Additional investigation”.
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Trailing in the polls against Édouard Philippe for the 2026 presidential election, Gabriel Attal is the subject of a “Supplementary Investigation” investigation retracing his meteoric rise and his political management.
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Why It Matters
Gabriel Attal has been involved in the presidential race since May 2026 and leads the Renaissance party.
Although he is lagging behind in the polls, he repeats to anyone who will listen that he will be the next President of the Republic. But in the campaign since May 2026, Gabriel Attal seems to have difficulty uniting and imposing himself against his main rival in the center, Edouard Philippe.
A challenger situation which looks like a great first in the career of this child from the beautiful Parisian neighborhoods. Until then, its story was first and foremost that of a meteoric rise under the protective eye of influential figures, from the former Minister of Health Marisol Touraine to the current first lady Brigitte Macron.
Youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic
Having passed in just seven years from the status of deputy to that of the youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic at the age of 34, this young man in a hurry has made communication a major axis of his political strategy.
One of his historical advisors, Louis Jublin, told the magazine's teams how he managed to shape his image, from the Guyanese jungle with the influencer Tibo InShape to behind the scenes of his shock announcement on the banning of the abaya in schools, this long traditional garment popularized by the Gulf countries, while he was Minister of National Education.
“Stanislas File”: how was the crisis managed?
Always quick to tour television sets, would the one who made the fight against school bullying one of his priorities have kept silent on the “Stanislas file”? In 2022, this prestigious private Catholic high school was suspected of sexist and homophobic excesses. Gabriel Attal is accused by his opponents of having refused to make public a shocking report on this institution. Supporting documents, “Additional investigation” the underside of this crisis management.
From his political break with Emmanuel Macron after the surprise dissolution of 2024 to his arrival at the head of the presidential Renaissance party, exclusive testimonies also shed light on the personality of the new boss, between behavior that some describe as autocratic, purges and bringing activists into line.
"Additional investigation" into an ambitious man who is more "on the move" than ever... but who could be forced to give up his Elysian ambitions more quickly than expected!
An investigation by Guillaume Couderc, Julien Delage and Marielle Krouk.
Open Questions
- What are the exact revelations from the Stanislas file?
- How will Attal's position evolve in the polls?
