Georges-Louis Bouchez has been in an emotionally difficult period after last year’s elections. “I didn’t talk to anyone about it at the time, I didn’t want it to be seen as a sign of weakness or for anyone to say: is he still looking forward to it?” Now he does talk. “I believe one day people will say, ‘If it hadn’t been for Bouchez, things would have turned out differently.’”

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