This exlusive series of photos, shot on assignment for Figaro Magazine , May 26th 2001, show Prime Minister Lionel Jospin in private; taking a romantic walk with his wife, playing tennis with his son, shopping at the fleamarket and discretely waiting for a flight at the airport among other, sleeping, passengers. This is a Prime Minister stating that he is sharing the daily life of the nation and that democracy also involves the political class. This might seem natural in many other countries, w ithin the context of official French politics it is clearly a sign of a new era.