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- The French president falls victim to a suicide bomber and is taken to hospital in a critical condition. An investigation ordered by the prime minister gets under way while Simon Kapita, a former communications adviser to the president, returns from the USA to his friend and mentor's bedside. However, political maneuverings soon begin, in readiness for a snap election, Kapita finds himself being courted by his sworn enemy - the prime minister.
- The funeral of the president is scarcely over when the campaign for an early presidential election starts and the potential candidates have to declare themselves. Simon Kapita, still reeling from the betrayal by his former ally Ludovic Desmeuze, sets out to find a candidate who can beat his sworn enemy - Prime Minister Philippe Deleuvre. He locates the perfect contender in the president's former lover, Anne Visage.
- Public opinion is in turmoil as voters discover the hidden face of the man who ruled the country, with Anna's candidacy jeopardized by the revelation of her affair with the late president. Meanwhile, Simon seeks to preserve calm by tracing a crucial witness.
- Having beaten Deleuvre and reached the second round, Anne has to acquire her arch-enemy's backing to have any chance of winning the election. However, the compromise needed to win his support proves to be something she may not be able to deliver. Meanwhile, Kapita confronts Valentine about her relationship with Desmeuze.
- Simon is still reeling from Valentine's attempted suicide and it's clear that his team blame him for her troubles. Election day is looming and the discovery that Alain Marjorie's hotel room was bugged jeopardizes Anne's whole campaign. As time runs out, the spin doctors and politicians seem to be prepared to plunder any depth in their bid to get into office.
- One year after the election, President Alain Marjorie is facing a personal and political crisis. The secret lover of his wife Elisabeth is killed in a car crash while she is driving and the head of state is persuaded to cover up her role in the accident. He is then hit by another scandal involving his friend, Interior Minister Benoit Hussan. When Hussan is forced to resign, the president turns to Simon Kapita, his former rival's spin doctor, and recalls him to the heart of government to help,. However, the emerging scandals stretch Kapita's strategy and communication skills to the limit.
- The scandal involving Interior Minister Benoit Hussan threatens to bring about the collapse of the government when the president's arch rival Philippe Deleuvre calls a motion of no confidence. To ensure victory in the vote, Simon is entrusted with gaining Robert Palissy's support - but Deleuvre may have beaten him to it.
- When the French president faces a personal and political crisis, spin doctor Simon Kapita agrees to help, but his strategy and communication skills are stretched to the limit. Against Kapita's advice, Secretary General Gabrielle Tackichieff decides to keep the president's health issues secret from the media, despite the fact that he is in hospital. But her plan goes awry when a group of people are taken hostage by terrorists on an industrial site in Algeria run by a French company. Reluctantly, the president agrees to allow Bakian, a somewhat shady intermediary, to negotiate with the terrorists on the French government's behalf. Meanwhile, Juliette still hasn't returned home and Kapita is growing increasingly worried.
- Still very weak, the president struggles to keep the Algerian army's rescue attempts in check. Gabrielle is relying on Bakian to negotiate the hostages' release, but Kapita has reservations and seeks advice from Hussan. Kapita and Gabrielle grow closer, but the truth about her previous dealings with Bakian leaves him shocked. As the secret negotiations with the terrorists come to a head, the president has a tough decision to make.
- Bakian tries to blackmail Gabrielle about her son's adoption, and she's forced to come clean to the president. Kapita's ex-wife Appoline knows the truth about the hostage negotiations and despite threats from Palissy, refuses to back down. Still obsessed with destroying Kapita, Desmeuze manages to get hold of a secret file that has the power to bring down the president. Kapita's life is thrown into chaos when he gets a call about his daughter
- Fired by Deleuvre, who wants nothing to do with the secret file that incriminates the president and his wife, Desmeuze decides to use the information to blackmail Simon and demands that he must resign from his post within two days. However, Hussan has a plan to retrieve the missing file and Deleuvre has an interesting proposition for Kapita. Meanwhile, the president faces his most difficult decision yet.
- Spin doctor Simon Kapita witnesses an assassination that throws politics into turmoil and triggers a ruthless race for power. President Marjorie's wife sparks a diplomatic scandal in the Middle East.
- After a betrayal, Alain Marjorie is forced to form a new government. Simon's ex-wife Apolline leaves Paris for Lebanon, where she's investigating a corruption case to which Clemence is closely linked.
- Simon's ex-wife Apolline leaves Paris for Lebanon, where she's investigating a corruption case to which Clemence is closely linked.
- Kapita grows more and more disillusioned by the maneuverings of power. Trapped in a devastating personal and political earthquake, Marjorie seeks the resources to ensure his political survival.
- Determined to fight for his re-election and convinced that he will be able to regain control, President Marjorie is galvanized by the personal news he has received and does not hesitate to take risks by holding a vital referendum. This will be double or quits for Marjorie - who risks losing everything.