To the last census however there is no plethora of vocations

Psychodrama yesterday to Medef. Following the resignation Tuesday, the Director-General delegate of Medef, Jean-Charles Simon, revealed by the website of the "Figaro", the exchange of remarks flowed after Jean-Charles Simon had clarified the reasons for his departure from the Medef to AFP: "I have considered that the conditions to carry out my mission were more met since some time", he said, referring to problems in "matter of decision making, management, organization of roles".

A public repudiation for Laurence Parisot, which triggered an immediate response by way of press release, where the Medef recounted "u n cross spectacular meeting of the directors", "led all alone from end to end" by Jean-Charles Simon. His estate will be "p ar internal teams of the Medef whose jurisdiction is recognized and just be proven by these unusual methods", concludes the release. A reaction itself considered "quite appalling and boded ill for the ability to listen and change of the Medef," by Jean-Charles Simon.

A strong interlocutor

Directors to the Presidents of federations from the negotiators, nobody wanted yesterday to be cited, but the employers ' organisation is clearly divided into two camps. On the one hand, the relatives of Laurence Parisot referring to "a personal lead pétage", or even a staged and calculated manipulation.

On the other, those seeing further evidence, after the departure of the agri-food Federation (Ania) of the employers ' organisation last month and the criticism of Alain Minc, close to the Elysee Palace, on the management of the crisis by the Medef, of a pressing need for change management and management of Laurence Parisot. "The Medef is the daughter of professional federations who are mothers." "It would have from time to time that the girl listening to mothers," advises top management framework.

In support of the analysis of the most critical, the departure of a Director General is the third, under various reasons (read here), since the arrival of Laurence Parisot at the head of the Medef in 2005. Most importantly, while the double-headed leadership organized with Hélène Molinari was considered neither healthy nor sustainable, everyone conformed to consider Jean-Charles Simon, passed by the Federation of insurance and the Association of private enterprises (Afep), as "intelligent and French bosseur" (read below), and having managed to win the confidence of Laurence Parisot. But also the Government and trade unions, too happy to have found a strong interlocutor with Jean-Charles Simon.

A space for an application

One thing is certain, if the reaction of the Medef services does not leave augurer a questioning, the departures of the Ania and the Director-General create de facto a space that did not exist even a few weeks for an alternative candidacy at the head of the Medef next summer.

To the last census, however, there is no plethora of vocations. Xavier Fontanet, in the United States yesterday for Essilor, does still not seem interested even if his name was again circulated yesterday. Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, President of Unedic and pattern of Virgin Mobile, always reflects but may prefer playing 2013. Denis Kessler, CEO of SCOR said in private that he does not want to go - but some say that it expects that we picked. And the pattern of SMEs Thibault Lanxade, who calls for a debate, has no chance. The game is also constrained by the legitimists of 600 elected officials who will vote this summer - use wanting that a President who is to be renewed.

The short term, the UIMM (metallurgy), quarantined for two years because of financial scandal, has the opportunity to regain control. It is already the pressure by launching a great reflection mid-March on the role of the employers. And by then, Laurence Parisot could be forced to offer the Presidency of the very strategic commission on social protection (see opposite), left vacant following the departure of the Ania, General delegate of the UIMM, Jean-François Pilliard.