I disagree. My perception as a French resident is that Le Monde is centre-left. See also http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marianne.net%2FLa-couleur-politique-des-medias_a217177.html. In any case, the author's political leanings are patently obvious, and I have previously read only one or two articles from him. French voters rightly should be skeptical of anyone issued from the political class, as this class has failed to deliver on much needed structural reforms over the last several decades. That some are not speaks to either great optimism or naïveté.