Elected mayor of Le Havre, will Edouard Philippe remain Prime Minister? : Current Woman Le MAG

With 58.8% of the votes, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe was elected mayor of Le Havre facing Jean-Paul Lecocq, the deputy for Seine-Maritime who obtained 41.07% of the votes. One of the most anticipated results of the 2020 municipal elections. A few minutes after his election, the new mayor of Le Havre welcomed his victory and that of his team : "Being in this situation where citizens give you this democratic charge is something that must be taken very seriously. Here in Le Havre, we are happy, we will celebrate this victory, we will greet all those who have been candidates here or elsewhere. And I want to salute my opponent Jean Pierre Le Coq. Now get to work!" did he declare.

The names of possible future tenants of Matignon revealed

While the head of state intends to restructure the government team before mid-July, many are now wondering about the future of Edouard Philippe at Matignon. "My goal is to be mayor quickly. It can happen very quickly, and it will be very good. " he announced some time ago. On Monday June 29, 2020, the Prime Minister will meet with Emmanuel Macron. There is no doubt that the political future of the mayor of Le Havre will be discussed during this interview. In early June 2020, the weekly Marianne made public notes exchanged between Gilles Le Gendre, president of the LREM group in the National Assembly and Emmanuel Macron. The names of possible future tenants of Matignon were already there. The Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian, the Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire and François Bayrou were among the favorites.

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