2023-07-20 19:51:11
This is not a new government, we are still with “Borne I”, the 43rd government of the Fifth Republic. But there are therefore some adjustments in the composition of this one. The Prime Minister would, according to some newspapers, have preferred a broader reshuffle. The presidential line finally prevailed. Detailed review of inputs and outputs.
The winners and winners
The biggest promotion is for Gabriel Attal, who becomes Minister of National Education. The current Minister of the Budget, 34, is the prodigal child of macronism, with a very rapid progression within the government since his entry, as Secretary of State, in 2018. He was already one of the pillars of the government, but in a rather distant place in the protocol order. His arrival rue de Grenelle is a little more consistent with his political status. Another winner: the current president of the Renaissance (RE) group in the National Assembly: Aurore Berge. She has long asked for a wallet, she finally has it.
She nevertheless left a very exposed position for a position that could be much less so. A choice made by few other MPs in view and sometimes announced to the government. Nevertheless, with Attal and Bergé, very political profiles come in, which contrasts with the Macronist habit until then. To a lesser extent, the entries of Sabrina Agresti-Roubachedeputy RE of Marseille, to the City, of Philippe VigierMoDem deputy for Eure-et-Loir, overseas territories, Prisca ThevenotRE deputy for Hauts-de-Seine, for Youth, Fadila KhattabiRE deputy for Dijon, for People with Disabilities, and Patrice Vergrietevarious left mayor of Dunkirk, Housing, are also in this vein.
Thomas CazenaveRE deputy for Gironde, who is coming to the Budget, and Aurelien Rousseauformer director of cabinet of Elisabeth Borne at Matignon, at Health, have more technical profiles but with a long experience of political cabinets.
End clap for Marlène Schiappa
She was there from the start, with the exception of six short weeks between the Castex and Borne governments: that’s the end of the story for Marlene Schiappa. The now ex-Secretary of State in charge of the Solidarity Economy leaves the executive completely discredited, weighed down by the affair of the Marianne Fund. This fund, launched to “promote republican values and combat separatist discourse on the Internet in the face of online radicalization” following the assassination of Samuel Paty, is singled out for the lightness with which its 2.5 million euros were distributed.
Civil society lost
An emergency physician, an eminent professor, a director of the Red Cross: three down. Respectively, Francois Braun to health, Pap Ndiaye to National Education and Jean-Christophe Combe in Solidarity are replaced by very political profiles. This change marks the end of the bonus for profiles from civil society, which the executive, and not only, considers that they have not been up to it. In the end, these three departures are anything but a surprise: they were on almost all the departure lists. Isabelle Romein charge of Gender Equality loses, it is a little surprise, her place, while she was supported by her sector.
The departure of the invisible
However, ministers from civil society are not the only ones who have never managed to find their place. This is the case of Jean-Francois Carenco, prefect, minister in charge of Overseas, whose name you may learn. This is also the case ofOliver Klein, elected local Seine-Saint-Denis from the Socialist Party. At the City and Housing, he had had the opportunity to emerge only during the revolts in the suburbs at the end of June. He had been one of the few to have a concrete speech of appeasement, so he was quite lonely in the government. Genevieve Darrieussecqin government almost constantly since 2017, will also be able to become a MoDem MP for Landes.
Draw
They were already in government but change positions without it being possible to really say whether it is a promotion or a demotion. Berangere Couillard, former member of the RE de Gironde, previously in charge of Biodiversity, becomes Minister Delegate in charge of Gender Equality. She is replaced in her previous position by Sarah El Hairyformer MoDem MP for Loire-Atlantique, previously in charge of Youth.
Those who escaped
The retention of the Minister for Relations with Parliament, Frank Riester, criticized for his blunders during the pension reform, is a real surprise. A threatened time, the government spokesman, Olivier Veran, whose performance is variously appreciated, finally keeps his post. same for me Eric Dupond-Moretti, the Minister of Justice, who was for a time weakened by his indictment, and by his arm of honor in the Assembly in March. The episode of the riots linked to the death of Nahel seems to have put it back in the seal. Finally, in a position considered a priority for the government, Christophe Bechu remains Minister for the Ecological Transition.
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