French junior minister for Sports Thierry Braillard leaves from a meeting of national defence and security council members on August 31, 2016 at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris. More isolated than ever, Francois Hollande chaired its first cabinet meeting of the post- Macron, let down by his ambitious economy minister who intends to "go to sea" a few months before the 2017 presidential election. / AFP PHOTO / STEPHANE DE SAKUTINSTEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images