That's precisely the context of my question, Mr Chalon,
let me ask you again.
Do you have an issue with blacks and Arabs?
Do you have an issue?
You're something else, sir.
Do you have an issue?
I'm a loyal patriot, Mr Rickwaert.
Do you have an issue?
You're in-in-incredible!
Do you have an issue?
I'm not a racist. It's a problem for you.
All we need now are 2,000,000 citizen signatures
so that the French people can decide by referendum vote
-Referendum? -Yes, by referendum.
There's no need for government negotiations
All you need are 2,000,000 signatures, Mr Chalon
Barcelona managed a stunning comeback against Paris Saint Germain
If they managed to do it in football, why can't we do it
to re-establish our party's foundation?
Do you have an issue with blacks and Arabs?
Mr Rickwaert's new address is 6, Blanc des Flandres, is that correct?
That's correct.
Have you had an opportunity to review PR Conseil 's balance sheet?
I see that most of Mr Rickwaert's client list consists of
elected officials in the northern district.
But the main reason my client wants to move back to his home town
is to be close to his daughter.
My daughter is my first priority, My Lady.
What are you proposing?
My client has always been willing to comply with court orders and
since his release from prison,
he's strictly adhered to all of his parole conditions.
Mr Rickwaert is fully willing to check in weekly
With Dunkirk authorities.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves...
I'm prepared to consider alternatives to prison, but within reason.
For now, I suggest we start with electronic surveillance.
-The bracelet that beeps all night? -Please, Philippe!
So as not to interfere with your professional life,
I'll limit electronic tracking to between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Dunkirk police will be expecting you tomorrow, to attach your bracelet.
With Couriège, we're off to a good start!
Yes, I invited him to lunch to wrap things up.
He eats a lot, but he enjoys it!
What's our total now? We're halfway there.
If we count the senators, we have about 50 signatures.
Shit!
-Pierre Naville -Weren't you planning on seeing him?
Why don't we try our luck?
Let's go.
Pierre, how are things?
I recently came across your article on
the harmonisation of public education.
It's an extraordinary piece. What are you talking about?
I'm referring to the op-ed you wrote in March of '83.
It was a very impressive discourse.
Those were different times.
We carry on that same battle today, Pierre.
You'll see, we'll soon consider the defeat in '84 as
a decisive factor in enabling our win 30 years later.
Let's get together to discuss this.
Speak to Arnaud.
Goodbye, Pierre.
We're going to hold Amélie to her promise on article 71.
We'll have to fight to get the most signatures possible.
We're going to win-this referendum! Hang on a second.
It's Séverine Méliane from Le Figaro news,
she keeps calling me, she wants to spend a day here...
-What's her story angle? -"Inside our Educational System,"
it's a story on who we are, how we operate...
She wants to focus on our online presence and
how we obtained 600,000 signatures in three weeks on Change.org.
You have to admit, it's all very impressive.
Half the article will be about the video.
Our video is fantastic.
Really? People tell me all the time how funny it is,
but you don't win a referendum
-with "Likes" on YouTube. -I guess not...
We did it, top tweet of the day!
Now that's great news!
Our hashtag, #RepublicEducation,
is the most popular Twitter topic In France.
Give yourselves a hand, this is brilliant!
Are you supporting Cyril's position?
What? No, I'm just good at trolling.
Trolling?
Yeah, I'm an expert!
I go on sites from the right, and write up bullshit stories.
For example, I claim that De Gaulle was against private education.
-You can't be serious! -It doesn't matter,
as long as people react to it, they comment, re-tweet
and it boosts the number of hits on our hashtag, fantastic!
Our Right Honourable Prime Minister.
REPORT ON STUDENT COEDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
I just had a long discussion with
Mr Delécluze, former inspector general in education
and Mrs Champaigne, representing university professors.
They were tasked with examining dualities within our school system.
Their conclusions will help guide our government educational policies
to ensure we consider children's needs first. Thank you.
For photos, please step forward.
Véro?
I'm with Cyril, you're on speaker.
-Bad news, we've lost eight votes. -What?
Our position contradicts one of the report findings.
They're refuting our proposal for coeducation.
Thorigny is a weasel, he's trying to throw us off, that bastard!
There's only one way to win deputies over,
we have to hit them where it hurts and go after their voters.
We have to show a sharp rise in petition support numbers.
If we can get over 1,000,000 signatures,
The left and Vidal's supporters will crack under pressure.
-Any ideas? -We'll target the working-class
where people really understand what "ghetto" means.
Each team will sell promotional materials, "Republic student" hats,
t-shirts, badges, stickers.
We'll post videos on our website of our team in action
and invite volunteers to sign up!
We need to build momentum, maybe host some events, a concert...
There aren't many good concerts these days
but there's nothing like music to bring people together.
But where do we find money to fund all this?
We'll use the money from the sale of promotional materials,
it won't be much but it'll be enough to fund our initiatives.
We'll get a loan to tide us over, it's called an investment.
Hello?
I guess you could call it an investment if you like but...
It could also be perceived as an indicator that this is a big con.
We're talking about incurring debt and cash paybacks on loans.
Philippe, you've just recently been found guilty.
Your every move is being scrutinised, you're on parole and
we'd still be hard pressed to find a bank willing to give us a loan.
I'm sorry, this, isn't going to work, not since the OHL incident.
Right...
I see, so I'm the problem. I'm the one who brought down Chalon,
but somehow I'm the problem, is that it? Great!
How is that for a stab in the back?
All right, fine. We'll hang tight and wait this one out.
Cyril is going back to the Assembly tomorrow.
Don't worry, we'll win them back, one by one.
I'll take Vidal out for lunch, I'll make sure
-he signs the petition, okay? -All right.
Shit!
-How was the prime minister? -About as friendly as a prison door.
Did he say anything? He stayed 10 minutes.
He's so stubborn, this has been going on now for three weeks!
I think you need to turn on the charm.
What more does he want?
He wanted an investigation into the Balsan proposition
to demonstrate it's not feasible, I agreed.
He insisted on selecting the investigators, I agreed.
The problem is Rickwaert.
But I'm clearly Philippe's target, everyone knows that!
There'll never be a referendum, they'll never persuade 100 deputies
or 2.000,000 people to support their petition
There's no contradiction there.
No, Thorigny wants to see me fail
by forcing me to recant on a campaign promise.
I'm not so sure about that. What does he want then?
Forgive my language. but he wants to prove he's still got some balls.
I realise submission is part of a prime minister's role,
but you're a woman.
How very astute of you, Martin.
When these seemingly small ego afflictions fester,
They can lead to serious catastrophes.
I have better things to do.
Amélie, I swear, my advice to you would be the same if you were a man.
Get him back on your side, invite him over for lunch on Saturday.
If I were a man, you would not speak to me this way
and Thorigny would certainly not behave like such a prat.
I can play that game. I'm going to behave just like a man,
I don't have to do anything at all. Let him swallow his alpha male pride.
LIVING ROOM
SOCIALIST PARTY
Philippe's a sensitive man, In fact, that's part of his charm.
But he's incapable of recognising when it's time to move on.
As my son would say, "He's old school."
He's nostalgic, you might call him, melancholic.
In poetry and music, these are positive attributes
but in politics...
All great men in history who got lost and left behind
failed to recognise that times were changing.
Al the Élysée, Dorendeu projects the illusion, of continuity
but what is really behind her pretty façade?
She's destroying old traditions,
crushing old customs and parties.
Can you imagine all of the programmes at risk in unifying the left?
We have our centrists, as passionate as ever about their independence...
Social-democrats who have always embraced reality...
We also have militants from the right,
often liberal, sometimes with Gaullist tendencies,
but always supporting a democratic Republic.
Let's all work together towards creating a new world.
Let's learn from one another
by sharing our different experiences and stories
while cherishing our convictions.
They are our source of motivation and honour.
These are the values that, in part, define us.
And let's, once and for all, converge all these values together.
And Dorendeu is free to execute her plan.
Without an agreement with Chalon, the right has no where else to turn,
and Thorigny won't have any opposition to his liberal agenda.
Isn't that right?
If you say so, I don't know, that's all very theoretical.
I like to think in concrete terms, let me ask you this, Michel,
why don't you sign the petition for the referendum on education?
-Because it won't change anything. -But it's for the children, damn it!
And if you lose the referendum?
Do we just pack up our bags, as we did in '84, and that's it?
Are we going to risk the future of our educational system
on a referendum? I can't accept that.
The best way to introduce coeducation in schools, is to have me elected
and to implement my programme.
Laurent?
Rickwaert's school proposal doesn't seem very constructive.
Rickwaert won't let it go but it's doomed to fail.
You don't know the man.
-I do... -Well, tell him.
He's crazy, the man knows no limits.
That's good because neither do I.
I know a man who once got into a pissing match with Rickwaert,
his name was Francis Laugier.
And so?
We don't do anything because the man's a media circus animal
with a long criminal record?
Rickwaert is playing his cards, who can blame him?
He's showing courage and so should we.
There's no gain without risk.
Let's all take a risk.
Of course, you want us to take a risk, it's to your benefit.
You'll be the party leader and
the next presidential candidate, right?
Who would you prefer then? Amélie?
She's in the role, she's proven she's capable of state leadership.
But a strong agenda should always take precedence over individuals.
And who is the best person. To bridge differences between
Laurent at one end and Francois at the other?
That would be me,
of course.
I'm not holding a gun to your head on this.
I'm not paying you off to get you on my side.
I'm not asking you to compromise your convictions.
You are free to choose your path but I'm moving to begin a new chapter.
However long it takes, I know that we will come together
to fight against the extreme politics that are threatening our country.
-Hi, Salomé. -I'm here, Dad.
Where are you exactly?
I'm on the beach.
-I can see you, I'm up here. -I don't see you...
You're quiet.
I have a thousand questions,
but I'm sure you have things you want to say.
-Why don't you tell me about you? -I guess...
-A referendum? -No, I'd rather not discuss politics.
You know, If I get started on politics,
I'll get all wound up and I won't listen,
-and I really need to listen to you. -All right.
You look well.
Although I said that before when in fact...
I'm fine
I'm better now. I still take a few pills but a lot less.
I've even agreed to see my rotten father.
Now that the referendum is dead, thanks to our report,
the educational reform movement will finally come to an end.
This should serve to calm Balsan down.
Now, let's just hope your prime minister stops sulking.
It's just childish behaviour, nothin more.
I no longer have the pressure of a referendum hanging over my head
and I won't have to recant on my campaign promise.
He's not a threat any more.
I can't argue with that.
Thank you, yes. You all right?
What about our plans for a weekend together on the 15th?
Yes, we can leave on Friday.
We can visit Maeght in the morning, our guest house isn't far.
-And my brother lives around there. -I met with Vidal.
Vidal?
Your family? I trust you just as you trust me.
I want to share what's important in my life with you.
Very well, and... Is he interested in supporting the referendum?
The referendum has suffered a significant blow,
no, he's interested in me.
What did he have to offer?
Prime candidate for Hauts-de-France In the European election.
For Vidal, the European elections are just a stepping stone,
his real target is Lille.
He wants you to become mayor of Lille?
That's right, at first I had the same reaction.
He told me about the Indignados.
They won in Barcelona, they're doing all kinds of interesting things.
Vidal is right to consider a win in Lille,
especially with you.
Don't worry, I turned him down. You don't sound convinced.
You know me, I'd never leave my party.
But come to think of it, what's going on with my party?
We have a great first secretary, at least, in my opinion.
But between Thorigny and Vidal, the old guard seems antiquated.
So, besides visiting Maeght
and meeting your family, which will be fantastic,
what does our future look like, Daniel?
Yes, I can hear you now.
We lost four more senators, that's significant.
Are your activists still in good spirits?
Yeah, although they don't seem to laugh as hard at Toph's jokes.
Is he still busy trolling?
Yes, this morning he targeted Champaigne's Facebook page.
-Really -Just the usual, personal attacks
criticising her past, her family, her car, stupid photos of her...
-Toph is right. -I'm sorry?
Listen, I think I have an idea, let me call you back.
Add friend
Bastien, do you still work in the mayor's office?
I don't think that'll work. What about Delphine?
Great! Do you think I can call her?
I can't really tell you much, right now
but to give you an idea, I have names of children here
and I'd like to know if they attend public schools or not.
I know it's sensitive.
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Project Leader Special Education Needs
Mr Carthaud!
Please, sir.
Sir, can you explain the tweet you put out this monning?
I simply asked, "How many committee members
"have children attending private schools?"
It's a legitimate question, isn't it?
It's important to ensure this study is unbiased. You wouldn't ask
a Monsanto employee to write a report on pesticides, right?
Mr Carthaud!
Do more digging on Monsanto, Pascal, that was brilliant, stay on it!
A study like this has to be impartial and objective,
but in this case,
clearly there are many people with vested interests involved.
Mrs Champaigne, a study spokesperson,
is also a member of the diocese committee, APEL,
one of the key organisations supporting private education.
The bishop of Paris names diocese committee members.
He chose Mrs Champaigne. When she signs off on the report
is she serving the needs of the prime minister, or the bishop?
The Debate on Private Education Rages On
Don't worry, even if you are on a prime time news show,
You don't need to change anything. Just be yourself!
Don't you believe in Mrs Champaigne's project proposal?
Let's not be naive, there'll always be inequalities
between schools and students.
Did you hear the story about the principal of an Alsatian school?
He made a joke about some parent-teacher meetings
resembling government council sessions.
That's so typical!
He had no idea his words would make people so angry.
Don't you think this vendetta against Mrs Champaigne
will become counter-productive and harm your cause?
I personally have nothing against Mrs Champaigne. The question is,
should the state be funding social inequalities
or should state funding be redirected to promote diversity programmes?
I ask you and I ask Mrs Champaigne the same question.
Carthaud's managing quite well, don't you think?
Call Philippe to tell him, he'll be pleased.
Initially, he wanted me to do it.
Why did you refuse?
I told him it would complicate things for me at the Assembly.
His politics are nothing but cheap populism.
Do you believe diversity will come by threatening people? Seriously?
What "people?"
Their report is a scam.
It's the same thing, Fanny! We make it personal, we attack,
we openly accuse others and pit people against each other.
Have you looked up "Champaigne"?
No.
It's like a public lynching. It's sickening.
Years from now,
when her grandchildren go onto the Web, they'll see horrible things.
Of course I called her, poor thing,
she thought she was giving an expert opinion on a report
and she ends up with TV reporters on her doorstep day and night.
Champaigne is a simple woman,
her name's being dragged through the mud, it's hell for her children.
Politics is a war of words.
When you bring bishops, and congregations into a debate
on state education, it's troubling.
It's ridiculous.
She was only on that committee one year, and that was five years ago.
The Champaigne family lives in Raincy,
the golden enclave at the heart of Seine-Saint-Denis.
None of the students from the school there, Gagarine, are from Raincy.
L'Obs is going to publish a report on segregation in that district
And I'm afraid it may not stop there.
Rightly or wrongly, this woman is becoming an icon
representing school ghettoisation.
Where are you going with this?
The referendum has the wind in its sails.
If we stop the controversy, we quash their campaign.
-What do we have to concede? -Nothing, we kill it.
We instruct the Education Commission to reject the report.
You want to bury the report? But that won't solve anything.
-If you kill the report, I'll resign. -What are you saying?
Rickwaert will never get 4.5 million signatures or win over 185 deputies.
No, but he may reach the conditions I set out in my programme,
2,000,000 citizens and 100 deputies.
Is there a law to support that? No, so there won't be any referendum.
You plan on resigning after only three months?
It's not a question of time, it's a question of principle.
There's a symposium on Saturday at the Sorbonne
to mark the anniversary of the Constitutional Council.
They asked me to give a key note speech but I think you should go.
It will be a good opportunity for you
to set the record straight on our plans for constitutional reform and
to publicly state you have no intent to change referendum rules.
I'm sorry. Unfortunately, I have other plans on Saturday.
Did you hear the story of the principal at an Alsatian school?
He made a joke about some parent-teacher meetings
resembling government council sessions.
That's so typical! He had no idea...
-May I? -Yes, of course.
This stupid video launches automatically!
My son listened to it so much over the weekend,
he knows it by heart, I can't stand it!
Michel, we have to stop them. They've gone too far.
Stop them? They're defending our cause and using our slogans.
We have other means of attack. Have you listened to their message?
They're insinuating that district kids are immigrants,
-there's a colonialist undertone... -They are not racists.
-I wouldn't say they're racists, -No, I said, "colonialist."
Well, I don't want to. risk my future by insulting anyone.
Anyway, Kalhenberg will not lose any deputies to them,
Dorendeu is sure to step in and the socialists will crush them.
And then they'll join our party? Is that it?
Just like Véronique Bosso?
You said that?
I should've let her walk all over me?
Threatening to resign is effective until the time comes,
when you actually have to do it.
I know what I'm talking about.
You deliver your little tirade and next thing you know,
the president accepts your resignation.
Afterwards, you realise this was the biggest mistake in your life.
The next morning, you go out to buy a newspaper like some sorry loser
and that's it, you're left with absolutely nothing to do.
I sat down and watched a kids' show, Candy, with my daughter.
I struggled to hold my tears back.
I think I frightened her,
she won't reject the report.
You don't know her. She'll never give in to threats,
-she's going to let you go. -Nonsense.
She'd lose her majority. There's no way she'd call an election now.
It's not her fault you're resigning. She'd just shift further to the left,
you'd leave with strong private sector support.
Her popularity has increased since appointing you.
You're both held in high regard.
It's all going to hinge on how people perceive your resignation.
Is it an act of courage to defend your values?
Or a defection, as a consequence of political ambition?
-What do you think? -It sounds fishy.
Don't be so rash.
Many will think you're leaving to avoid a clash with protestors.
Or they'll think you can't handle the pressures of the job.
This is off to a bad start.
Fine, I get the picture.
Force her hand.
Always start with the worst possible scenario,
assuming she accepts your resignation.
Laurent is right,
everything hinges on how people perceive your resignation,
Who'll be held responsible? You or her?
That's the crux of the matter, but...
Let's imagine you make a swift and bold political move
Before she rejects the report, then she has no choice but to accept it.
That changes everything.
They'll say she fired me as a result of my political move
and she'll be held responsible for all the chaos.
But how can you set that up? It should involve the Church somehow,
make her look like some kind of bitter sectarian political schemer.
Let's work together, the three of us.
Let's face the extremists together, be the voice of reason.
The moderates against the left, who want a war on education,
and against the right, who are busy twiddling their thumbs.
We have to move fast, we can't organise a meeting in three days!
People will suspect we're up to something.
Why don't we start with a news op-ed?
I tried that before with the 49.3 article, she couldn't care less.
An op-ed is so old-fashioned.
What are you doing on Saturday?
This is a meeting the prime minister, who traditionally always attends.
Every year, walking with supporters, he makes his way through
the heart of his district, Souleuvre.
This procession is in memory of seven fallen Resistance fighters.
But the surprise, this morning was to see the prime minister
accompanied by the Assembly Socialist President, Laurent Mirmont
and Francois Boudard, former home secretary for Jean-Marc Auzanet
The three men seemed particularly happy
to be participating together in today's event.
Arseholes...
-Yes, Toph? -Wow!
These baklavas are amazing.
Good! I'll be there in 25 minutes. Is Cyril still sulking?
I'm not sure, I'm facing his back.
That bastard never called me back.
Stéphane Thorigny and his group are making their way...
Hang on, I have to go!
Two surprises guests: Republican François Boudard
and Socialist Laurent Mirmont
Although we're still waiting for the three men's press briefing
there are rumours they may announce a new "Reformers' Association,"
a forum to facilitate dialogue between the left and right
Calling for a "third force" uniting two thirds
of the French people may be an old idea,
Stéphane Thorigny's appointment in Matignon by the President
is said to have highlighted...
We are facing tremendous challenges,
globalisation, Europe, clean energy.
We need to stand united.
Let me emphatically say to members supporting the left
who have spent the last few weeks engaging in deceptive practices
to start a war in education with inquisitive methods.
We've had enough criticism and finger pointing.
And I strongly implore members supporting the right
who may bé persuaded by incentives to shift their position,
Stop! Stop before things get out of hand!
My dear citizens,
let's end artificial partisan divisions and focus on new...
I've heard enough.
Is the symposium at the Sorbonne, today?
Yes, the last session will be at 6:00 p.m.
Tell the organisers we're inviting ourselves.
I want to deliver my speech on institutional reform to cover
limitations on the number of terms In office.
elimination of article 49.3, except for finances, and...
It's in three hours, we don't have a speech.
-We'll work on it in the car. -What about the referendum?
Let's be consistent, they need 10% of voter support and 285 deputies.
But Thorigny's message was clear, we'll be contradicting him.
I'm well aware of that, Martin. Call him out! He's out of line!
Call who out? My prime minister with whom we signed an agreement?
The alliance was designed with the socialists as the cornerstone
and Thorigny as the counterbalance,
you were the only possible leader of the centrist block, but now...
Boudard has joined Thorigny and power has now shifted to the right,
putting Thorigny at the centre of the game.
This is going to be a long battle. We have lots of time
before the next election, that's when we need to be ready.
Right now, we have to stand firm,
I don't want to victimise him, it only serves to validate his cause.
Anyone can start a political movement,
it doesn't mean it's going to fly.
With Mirmont and Boudard by his side, I wish our prime minister luck.
Stéphane Thorigny called for unity with his usual temperance...
We used to abide by a code of honour.
We still pulled some punches but at least we respected the rules.
We didn't jump from one camp to the other, like Mirmont...
Who cares about Mirmont? The question here is Amélie.
I just spoke to her. She said now's the worst time
for the dissolution of parliament and that we shouldn't lift a finger.
You're not going to do anything?
She's president. If she goes down, we all go down.
She's the only one responsible for all this!
In forming an alliance with Thorigny she gave him a leg up and
now he's unstoppable, he'll push to defeat us, just like Vidal.
If Thorigny gains control over Amélie, it's possible,
but if not, she'll define his boundaries.
She's not interested in a liberal approach, it's "progressivism."
Do you know what "progressivism" means?
Well, it's centre-left, but it's still left.
Is this just a battle between two different personalities?
It's the Fifth Republic...
Either Amélie wins against Thorigny and we end up on the centre-left
or she loses, and we end up on the centre-right.
Either way, what happens to the Socialist Party?
What if I issue a press release?
But what would you say? I'd have Mirmont excluded.
Daniel, not Mirmont again! He's shitting all over the party.
We've gone too long without discipline, that's enough!
The Socialist Party is dying, forget about standards and sanctions.
Be a real politician, damn it!
You're the head of the party, only you can prevent our demise!
-Support the Republic's children. -I can't possibly do that!
All we need are 30 deputies and 100 government members on our side.
You can make that happen In no time at all,
then we'll easily obtain the 2,000,000 signatures we need.
And Amélie will invoke article 11 to call the referendum.
Actually, we need 285 deputies and 4.6 million signatures.
She'll never back down on a campaign promise,
she's staked her reputation on it.
In two hours, she'll be at the Sorbonne
attending the Constitutional Council.
She'll confirm she has no intention of amending referendum procedures,
it's over, Philippe
We have to act now!
Come to school with me.
Since the beginning of the strike, every Saturday, there's a party.
It's like a left-wing street party with children, parents and teachers.
We all have a laugh, give ourselves a pat on the back
and you make the party relevant to people again.
Then you publicly state your support for our cause, hooray!
And Amélie backs down.
-I don't know. -Of course, you do!
Do you want to lose all your votes like a Greek politician?
Bring Amélie back to order by hook or by crook,
but she can't go back on her word at the Sorbonne.
When we get the green light on the referendum,
Vidal will be screwed,
he'll have to support it.
And then, we're back in business,
there's a "Yes" camp on the left, and a "No" camp on the right.
We quash the idea of having three parties from the get-go.
No, you're not dreaming. When you get to heaven,
you'll have a spot between Blum and Mitterand.
-Ready to go? -Come on...
What if she stands irm, If she doesn't back down?
If she doesn't back down,
then she becomes a right-wing woman and you remain a left-wing man.
Take responsibility for the rift between the party and the Élysée.
Protect the old guard.
It's easy to start a War of the Roses,
but what then? How far are we willing to go?
They say that to become president, it has to be a life-long passion.
But I don't believe that, history decides.
You just have to be the right person at the right time.
Notify the media.
What are you up to, here? You can't do it?
Look, swing your line over here, hook in the tail! Nice!
-Hello? Where are you? What? -I'm with your boyfriend.
He's on the left just like you and I, it's wonderful!
We're just leaving the office now. We'll meet you at the school.
See you later.
Kalhenberg is joining Rickwaert.
I just heard it on AFP news.
Did you find it? Yes, here it is...
No reference to it in article 61
between the '74 and 2008 revisions.
Madam President...
Kalh is joining the children's cause.
Why are you looking so glum?
Well, you know...
Smile, for God's sake!
We just hit the jackpot!
Vidal, Amélie, Mirmont and Thorigny! This is an epic win!
Come on, Daniel! Loosen up and enjoy, man!
Lehaïm!
It's Amélie.
Put your phone away, Daniel.
Go on, put it away!
Thank your Mum for me! All right...
Here we go, some ketchup and mayonnaise.
You're welcome.
They'll be here shortly.
Hey, Cyril!
Yes, I understood,
Philippe is coming with Kalhenberg
and we'll get more signatures.
Do you realise what this means?
This is your district, this is where it all started, thanks to you.
There they are.
It's Vidal.
This is no time for whining, you have to seize this opportunity.
You put these kids in the spotlight and united the left
and I want you to rise above anyone who hasn't understood that.
Come. Let me introduce you.
My comrades...
-Hello? -Vidal has just arrived.
We're almost there.
-What's going on? -Don't worry.
Véronique, I'm so happy to see you.
Are you pleased to see me?
Very happy, Michel!
I'm proud to introduce you to Fanny Cholet and Cyril Balsan.
Will our hero of the day honour me with a guided tour?
It'd be my pleasure, this way.
AFP News reports that Vidal has just arrived at the school.
Vidal is at the school.
It'll be fine Daniel, relax.
Do you know what Vidal will do with your referendum?
This is a Judas kiss, first chance he gets...
Give me that! Not so fast.
Nothing has been decided, yet...
This is about the future of the left.
Vidal is like a political jihadist.
We've got a bourgeois camp on one side and Vidal on the other,
-I'll get crushed. -Let me tell you something, Daniel.
In Australia, 50,000 years ago,
humans faced the fiercest predator the world had ever seen,
the Diprotodon, an animal with three tons of muscle and a huge jaw.
All right, Philippe, enough!
At the time, humans felt just as you do now,
they thought they'd get killed.
But in the end, they survived, and all the Diprotodons disappeared.
Do you know why?
-I want to get back to Paris. -It's all in the mind.
Humans set the forest on fire, they terrorised the animals and
secured their territory. Logical thinking saved them.
Just give me my phone. I want to call Uber.
There's nothing Vidal enjoys more than a good hunt.
He strategises day and night until he finds a way to trap his prey.
But this time, he hasn't had much time to think.
He knows that time is working against him.
If he doesn't act fast, he'll get screwed.
And so he's weak, vulnerable.
Today, he's the prey,
and we have to manage the fires to trap him.
This is where our-power is.
All right, I'll go.
Break a leg, Daniel.
Aren't you coming?
I have to be in Dunkirk in two and a half hours.
-Everything okay? -Let me speak to Daniel.
I'm sorry, he's busy right now.
This place is packed, it's great! How's your symposium?
This is very serious, do you know what you're doing?
You know, Amélie, I did have a moment of doubt
but then I thought, what if I were living in the past?
What if they were right about their "new world?"
As I'm standing here watching this,
I realise some things never change, like the right and left.
But it's important to periodically question our fundamental beliefs.
Psychologists define it as introspection.
You should try it, revisit your principles, your identity.
Think about whether you want to be on the left or right, for example.
It's just that right now, you don't have much time to think.
Your choice is simple.
Either you kill the referendum and side with your friends on the right.
but that could be difficult, Thorigny has already made his move.
Or, you invoke article 11 and come back where you belong
on the left. You never should have abandoned us in the first place.
I send you my love.
Please, move out of the way.
Don't stop, keep going.
Madam President!