Olivier Biscaye's editorial: “Anger of farmers, Gabriel Attal's first test”

Olivier Biscaye, directeur de la rédaction de Midi Libre.

La crise agricole sera l'occasion pour le Premier ministre de tester son sens du pragmatisme et son penchant pour les solutions rapides comme efficaces dont il dit être un adepte.

Concrete. This is what Gabriel Attal's general policy speech should look like on January 30.

Concrete, and without grandstanding, to respond to some of the concerns expressed by the French.

Concrete, without demagoguery and with a guideline so as not to lose voters in a whirlwind of new promises and risky timetables.

Simple and long-term remedies

The farmers who block the roads in our region are asking for nothing else, simple, long-term remedies to relieve them of their daily anguish. They are already appealing to the new Prime Minister.

The crisis facing the agricultural world as a whole could constitute one of the first social tests for the head of government.

It could be difficult if Gabriel Attal does not understand its scale and the determination of the demonstrators.

An opportunity to test his sense of pragmatism and his penchant for quick and effective solutions of which he says he is a fan.