the end of the suspense expected this Thursday, a council of ministers scheduled for Friday

2023-07-20 11:47:00

The suspense is coming to an end. It’s this Thursday, mid or late afternoon “, according to a government source that the names of the ministers who will leave the government and those who will replace them should be known. An executive adviser had already told AFP on Wednesday evening that the announcement would take place this Thursday without specifying at what time of the day. We also know that Emmanuel Macron will chair the first Council of Ministers of the new government team of Elisabeth Borne on Friday morning. ” A council of ministers will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 10 a.m. indicated the presidencye, without further details.

Gabriel Attal, Minister of National Education?

After final adjustments on Wednesday, the cast is starting to take shape, with five or six departures in prospect, including that of Pap Ndiaye, who has failed to make his mark on Education for a year. To replace him, the name of the current Minister of the Budget, Gabriel Attal, 34, rising star of Macronie, returns with insistence, with a guideline: to place authority at the heart of the educational project after the recent riots.

In Health, François Braun, minister from civil society, considered too little political, also seems to be in the hot seat. The Secretary of State in charge of the Social and Solidarity Economy, Marlène Schiappa, is, in the opinion of all, about to leave after being singled out for her management of the Marianne Fund. Just like the Minister of Solidarity, Jean-Christophe Combe. He could, according to sources within the presidential camp, be replaced by the president of the Renaissance group in the National Assembly, Aurore Bergé, unless the post ultimately goes to the deputy of the presidential party, Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet.

Announced as leaving by observers, Jean-François Carenco, Minister Delegate for Overseas Territories, said to himself ” not feel threatened at all », After a question posed by RCI, on the sidelines of the Overseas Ministerial Committee. ” The more we advance, the less there are ministers who go out, slipped a ministerial adviser on Thursday at midday.

Towards a broader overhaul this fall?

« These are never very pleasant times “, but he must always cross them with the maximum of calm, collective spirit and respect “, conceded Emmanuel Macron Wednesday evening in front of the parliamentarians of the majority, gathered at the Minister of Relations with Parliament, Franck Riester. The day before, he had warned his ministers that ” things wouldn’t be easier in the fall », in the absence of an absolute majority. In the end, the ” adjustments government could be just a prelude to a broader reshuffle this fall or on the occasion of the European elections in June 2024.

« What interests the French is not to know if we are going to replace strangers with other strangers “, tackled Thursday on France 2 the deputy Les Républicains Pierre-Henri Dumont, estimating that in “Keeping the same Prime Minister, we can clearly see that the course has no chance of being changed. » « I don’t really care who gets on the Titanic, “Also quipped the coordinator of La France insoumise, Manuel Bompard, on CNews.

(With AFP)