Carole Ferry and Jacques Serais, edited by Mélanie Faure
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4:20 p.m., May 17, 2022
Elisabeth Borne’s new challenge is to pose as leader of the majority. This Monday, the Elysée Palace announced that she succeeded Jean Castex as Prime Minister. Soon she took up her post. She went this Tuesday morning to the National Assembly to chair the group meeting of deputies who support Emmanuel Macron, such as a review of the troops.
From now on, the first battle of the new Prime Minister is to ensure that the presidential majority is renewed in the legislative elections of June 12 and 19. “The task ahead of us is immense,” she exclaimed to the parliamentarians. She took the opportunity to confirm that she was maintaining her candidacy in Calvados.
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Legislative on one side and the constitution of his government on the other. The appointment of Elisabeth Borne is causing a stir: many hope that, given her political colors on the left, she will rebalance the political spectrum.
Among the names that are whispered, we find heavyweights such as Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, in place of Bruno Le Maire as Minister of the Economy. Finally, the latest potential recruit is none other than Damien Abad, president of the Les Républicains (LR) group.
A formidable interlocutor for the unions
Elisabeth Borne’s diary is likely to be full. Its priorities today are the legislative elections. The former Minister of Labor will have to convince and tackle one of the hot topics of the moment: the purchasing power law. We already know that it will be a tariff shield, a food check or even the index point for civil servants.
There is inflation on one side and pension reform on the other. Discussions could begin this summer, or at the latest in the fall. For the unions, the dialogue will be complex, but one thing is certain, Elisabeth Borne masters the technicality of the files. “He is someone who is not just about political posture,” said Yves Veyrier, secretary general of Force Ouvrière, at the microphone of Europe 1.
He adds: “She goes into the details of her files, masters them. So we cannot bet on an insufficient technical mastery of her files. She is indeed tough in business and therefore she will be difficult to convince. height and we will make sure to be, even convincing.” An interlocutor who therefore promises to be formidable for the trade unions.