Elisabeth Borne will indeed be present at Gérald Darmanin’s back-to-school meeting in Tourcoing

2023-08-26 18:27:06

More support. And not least. Elisabeth Borne will participate this Sunday in the political return meeting of the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, in Tourcoing (North), said Saturday the entourage of the Prime Minister. The presence of the patron saint of the government at this event, which should reflect Gérald Darmanin’s ambitions for the 2027 presidential election, has long been uncertain. But no, “she will go there”, confirms those around her.

Gérald Darmanin took the entire political class by surprise by posting his interest in the next presidential election in early August, four years before the ballot. Former LR, the minister can notably count on the precious support of former President Nicolas Sarkozy.

“Very happy to welcome him to Tourcoing”

“2027 is a long way off,” Elisabeth Borne observed on Wednesday, recalling that her goal was to have a government at work. Sunday, in Tourcoing, Gérald Darmanin intends to demonstrate the extent of his support. Three themes must be addressed: work, ecology and safety.

Gérald Darmanin proposed to the head of government to conclude the debates and “he is very happy to welcome him to Tourcoing”, said the minister’s entourage. “For the record, he had of course warned her of the event in July” and “he sees this as a sign of recognition of the debate of ideas that he has launched”, we added.

“I of course invited her,” assured Gérald Darmanin himself on Friday to cut short any speculation about the presence of the Prime Minister and the quality of their relations.

Olivier Dussopt also present

The minister expects the arrival in Tourcoing of “a hundred parliamentarians”. From the majority, including Laurent Marcangeli, the boss of the Horizons deputies, the party of Édouard Philippe, but also some elected Les Républicains. Even from the centrist group Liot, which has tabled motions of censure against the government, but which the minister intends to pamper by going to his parliamentary days in early September in Guadeloupe. A dozen members of the government should also make the trip, including the Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt.