2024-01-11 19:23:00
The new – and now youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic – Gabriel Attal wanted to move quickly and it was achieved. This Thursday at the start of the evening, the first members of his government were presented. Objective, a tight team in order to give new impetus to Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term, placed under the sign of ” rearmament ” and some ” regeneration ».
The President and the Prime Minister have also decided to announce the composition of the government in two stages, with a first wave of appointment of ministers today and another of minister delegates or secretaries of state, a priori revealed tomorrow. Furthermore, a first council of ministers will be held this Friday morning at 11:00 a.m.
The sovereign ministries keep their minister
The new government team is currently composed of fifteen members, including eight men and seven women. Four of them entered the government and many came from the ranks of the right.
As he originally wanted, Bruno Le Maire therefore remains at Bercy, while Gérald Darmanin keeps the Interior. Sébastien Lecornu remains at the head of the Ministry of the Armed Forces and Eric Dupond-Moretti at that of Justice. Furthermore, Prisca Thevenot, until then Secretary of State for Youth, becomes government spokesperson.
Until now a deputy and boss of the Renew group (center) in the European Parliament, Stéphane Séjourné has been appointed Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, replacing Catherine Colonna. Catherine Vautrin takes over as head of the Ministry of Labor, Health and Solidarity. Christophe Béchu retains the Ecological Transition portfolio.
While Amélie Oudéa-Castéra is propelled into an expanded ministry covering National Education, Youth and Sports, and the Olympics. MP Marie Lebec will take care of Relations with Parliament as Minister Delegate. Sylvie Retailleau remains mMinister of Higher Education and Research. Same thing for Marc Fesneau who is renamed Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty. Finally, already present in the previous team, Aurore Bergé is appointed Minister for Gender Equality and the fight against discrimination.
Heavyweights from the previous government like Agnès Pannier-Runacher in the Energy Transition, or early Macronists, like Clément Beaune who managed transport, were not cited this evening in the composition of the government. Ditto for Roland Lescure in Industry and Patrice Vergriete in Housing.
Rachida Dati appointed to the Ministry of Culture, a surprise
PS mayor Anne Hidalgo’s rival, however, intends to remain president of the main opposition group in the Paris Council, with ” the goal of winning Paris » during the municipal elections in 2026, according to several of these sources. In the wake of her appointment, the president of the Republicans Eric Ciotti announced this Thursday evening the exclusion of Rachida Dati from the party, considering that she had thus ” placed outside » why “political family ».
Negotiations which began on Tuesday evening
Initially, Gabriel Attal began to put together his cabinet, with Emmanuel Moulin at its head. Until now Director General of the Treasury, he is also very close to the Minister of Finance, Bruno Le Maire, and to the Secretary General of the Élysée. The Prime Minister therefore knew him well at Bercy when he was Minister of Public Accounts.
Two personalities from his inner circle, Fanny Anor and Maxime Cordier, were also named Thursday in the Official Journal, respectively deputy chief of staff and special advisor. While waiting for other loyalists to join, including his communications advisor, Louis Jublin.
Whirlwind of rumors
In this whirlwind, the machine of rumors and conjectures quickly got underway. Ministers of weight since 2017, Gérald Darmanin and Bruno Le Maire, had affirmed that they were assured of retaining their position, highlighting the direct relationship they maintain with the Head of State.
An executive from the ministerial camp had also mentioned the possible departures of the government spokesperson, Olivier Véran, which is therefore noted. The Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune was also in the hot seat. The latter had notably admitted his discomfort with the law on immigration, upsetting the President of the Republic. Several ministers from the left wing of the Macronie had expressed to varying degrees their disagreement with the turn to the right made during the vote on this text. The question of their retention within the government was at the heart of the discussions.
Teeth grinding following Attal’s appointment
The appointment of the one who is one of the favorite political figures of the French, has caused some teeth to grind within the outgoing government, particularly among those who aspire to succeed Emmanuel Macron and are observing with concern the meteoric rise of Gabriel Attal.
Whatever happens, the new head of the executive is responsible for giving back “ audacity » et « movement » to a struggling five-year term, with the same difficulties and challenges as her predecessor Elisabeth Borne: the absence of an absolute majority in the National Assembly, with a macronie fractured by the immigration law, the reduction of the French debt burden , the battle for full employment, the next European elections in June, the reform of the college and the teacher competition, salary negotiations in the public service, the shortage of health professionals in hospitals, or even the new law on end of life.
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