French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has published a new novel. Now the country is discussing how much time the politician can devote to literature – and whether a sex scene in the book was successful.
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has many talents. He sometimes holds press conferences with politicians from the neighboring country in fluent German, and when he recently announced a law to limit surreptitious advertising on the Internet, he did it in the best influencer manner, in an Instagram video with fast cuts and a direct approach (“I need you”). Touted by many in France as a possible candidate to succeed President Emmanuel Macron in 2027, Bruno Le Maire regularly ranks high in polls of the country’s most popular politicians.