Yasser Louati is a French political analyst and head of the Committee for Justice & Liberties (CJL). He hosts a hit podcast called "Le Breakdown with Yasser Louati" in English and "Les Idées Libres" in French.
The Macron government’s exorbitant spending on consulting firms shows that French public policy is now being decided by faceless, unelected lobbyists from abroad. This is far from reassuring to voters ahead of French elections, writes Yasser Louati.
Comment: For the leader of a supposedly free and secular republic, Macron's attempt to preside over the lives of French Muslims is an affront to our community, writes Yasser Louati.