The Barnier government, which succeeds that of Gabriel Attal, is made up of 39 members, including 19 full ministers (including eight women), 15 deputy ministers and five secretaries of state, according to the list revealed by the Secretary General of the Elysée, Alexis Kohler.
Among the ministers kept in their posts are Rachida Dati for Culture and Sébastien Lecornu for the Armed Forces.
Catherine Vautrin, also present in the previous government, becomes Minister for Partnership with the Territories and Decentralization.
Among the names entering the government, Didier Migaud has been appointed Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Bruno Retailleau to the Interior, while Jean-Noël Barrot has been given the portfolio of Foreign Affairs and Europe.
For his part, Antoine Armand becomes Minister of the Economy.
Several analysts who took turns on television sets following the announcement of the new French government believe that it is a “very right-wing” formation, with the participation of the centrist parties and the former Republican majority.
Seeking to ensure broad participation of the political forces present, Mr Barnier only managed to rally one member of the left, in this case the new Minister of Justice, the former socialist Didier Migaud.
President Emmanuel Macron will bring together the full Barnier government on Monday at 3:00 p.m. for a Council of Ministers, the Elysée Palace announced.
Since his appointment on September 5, the new occupant of Matignon has cast his net wide across the entire political class to form, in accordance with the wishes of the Head of State, “a unifying government at the service of the country and the French people.”
A man of the right, the former European Brexit negotiator was able to count on his experience as a compromise maker for the formation of this government which had until now been stuck on the question of the 2025 budget which must be presented to MPs on 9 October and on the priorities of its policy.
It should be recalled that France has experienced an unprecedented political situation, resulting from the last legislative elections in July, which did not produce a clear majority in the National Assembly and delayed the appointment of a new Prime Minister and the formation of his government.
2024-09-22 03:58:22