The femme fatale, Raphaëlle Bacqué, Ariane Chemin

Ségolène Royal burst into the presidential race, leaving many wondering where she drew her ambition from. Driven by a secret wound, free of scruples, and imbued with a mission, she chose to bypass the Socialist Party (PS) and François Hollande. Only a few close associates understood the incredible scenario unfolding between the First Secretary and the candidate. Few grasped the magnitude of the challenge that she, by disrupting militant reflexes and sidelining the "elephants" (party heavyweights), imposed on the socialists and on her own relationship. Torn between her party and her inner circle, ready to challenge all dogmas to save her chances, she unwillingly led her camp towards a fatal defeat, marking the end of Mitterrand's PS.