Cotta – Élisabeth Borne, intransigence over the shoulder

Eoh yes, she is a woman. We knew Emmanuel Macron wanted, since 2017 already, to appoint one to Matignon. It is on Elisabeth Borne that her choice, after a few other avenues have been studied, has been fixed.

The most skilful observers could have noticed, on April 28, that the Minister of Labor had arrived late at the Council of Ministers, which is not done. In reality, she had just been received face to face by the Head of State, in his office, a few minutes earlier. To enter the council chamber together would have been too conspicuous. President and minister had therefore entered separately.

31 years

Élisabeth Borne is therefore, 31 years after Édith Cresson, the second woman to hold the office of Prime Minister. What’s more normal ? After all, women o…