Jacques Serais, edited by Juline Garnier
The new government will be announced this Friday afternoon according to the Elysée and already several names are mentioned for the first government of Elisabeth Borne. Some should stay or change positions, others should leave. Europe 1 takes stock of this new emerging government.
Who stays, who leaves? While the new government will be announced this Friday by Alexis Kohler, the secretary general of the Elysée, several names have been mentioned. The President of the Republic and the Prime Minister are on the move and all those who hope to join the team are careful that their cell phone is on. The president’s entourage evokes the arrival of new personalities, even if a certain number of ministers already in office should remain.
Well-known faces…
Gérald Darmanin, for example, should keep the Ministry of the Interior, but with an enlarged perimeter. Bruno Le Maire should remain in Bercy at the Ministry of the Economy. Others remain in government but change portfolios. Thus, Sébastien Lecornu, current Minister of Overseas, is approached to become the Minister of Defense, even if this possibility is still under discussion.
Gabriel Attal, who was government spokesperson, should obtain the Ministry of the Budget and Olivia Grégoire, until now in charge of the Social, Solidarity and Responsible Economy, could just succeed Gabriel Attal as government spokesperson. Agnès Pannier-Runacher who was in Industry should inherit a Ministry of Energy. Jean-Michel Blanquer, Marlène Schiappa, Florence Parly, Jean-Yves Le Drian are making their mark.
…And new entrants
As for new entrants, a surprise is expected from the side of the Quai d’Orsay. Anne-Marie Descôtes, Ambassador of France to Germany is approached to become Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Finally, Emmanuel Macron’s cultural adviser Rima Abdul Malak could succeed Roselyne Bachelot at the Ministry of Culture.