Politico: Mistral's Rise Owes Much to Its Privileged Pipeline Into Macron's Élysée

Politico's Océane Herrero details, via multiple French officials, how Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch built a privileged three-year relationship with President Macron that shaped procurement, regulatory carve-outs and public backing — including Macron sharing the stage with Jensen Huang and Mensch to unveil their joint Paris data center in 2025. The report lands days after Mistral closed a record €3B round at €21B.