Emmanuel Macron has (finally) made his decision. Elisabeth Borne becomes Prime Minister, announced the Elysée on Monday. This is only the second time that a woman has held this position, the first having been Edith Cresson from 1991 to 1992. The head of state, re-elected on April 24 against his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen, kept the suspense until the last minute. Emmanuel Macron had however assured that the new head of Matignon had a “social”, “ecological” and “productive” profile.
After 20 months at Matignon, Jean Castex has submitted his resignation letter. It is the turn of Edouard Philippe’s successor to return his cap, as Emmanuel Macron begins a second term marked by the division of the French. The president has promised to take into account the anger expressed by many French people during the “yellow vests” crisis and during the presidential election, and to change the method.
Technician and faithful
To succeed Jean Castex, the ideal replacement would have, in the words of Emmanuel Macron, a “social”, “ecological” and “productive” profile. Elisabeth Borne is perceived as a tenacious technician, deemed loyal, and who has proven herself to the government during the entire last five-year term, from Transport to Labor via Ecology.
In addition to the advantage of being a woman, this former chief of staff of Ségolène Royal also has the merit of belonging to the left wing of the macronie, an asset at a time when new social reforms are announced, start with “the mother of battles” on pensions.
Placing “social justice and equal opportunity” at the heart of his fights, the hypothesis of his appointment was however viewed with circumspection by certain lieutenants of Emmanuel Macron, judging the profile of this engineer who became prefect “not political enough”. , when she must face universal suffrage for the first time during the June legislative elections in Calvados.
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