Is Élisabeth Borne living her last moments at Matignon? This is what early Marchers and other Macronists agree to think if we are to believe an article in Parisian published this Tuesday, November 28. “Only four months have passed since the head of government was confirmed Rue de Varenne, in July. But already voices raise the hypothesis of a reshuffle in January or Februaryas soon as the budgetary texts and the Immigration bill are passed”, note our colleagues. Indeed, with the European elections taking place in June next year, some fear a lack of energy in the campaign: “When we don’t build momentum, we lose elections. For the European elections, does this necessarily involve a reshuffle? Or by designating a head of the list who would be more charismatic than Nathalie Loiseauwith a government that continues to manage the country’s affairs, and the president who is strongly engaged in the campaign? summarized someone close to Emmanuel Macron.
It could therefore be that the president plans to replace Élisabeth Borne. But no decision has been made at the moment. “We can say that he is putting himself in a position to change. Is it January or September? Might as well play the Lotto”, commented a confidant of Emmanuel Macron, adding that the latter is still “at the probing stage, of which it is customary, of reflection”. For another, Brigitte Macron’s husband does not intend to make any changes, even if the situation is debated at the Élysée: “From there, to this becoming a working hypothesis for the president, we are not there. It’s not on the radar“emphasizing that the country’s leader has everything but needs “to have teams suspended” at the end of the year.
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Élisabeth Borne’s reaction to rumors of a reshuffle
What does the main interested party think of these rumors? “I’ve heard that ten times!”, commented Élisabeth Borne last week to the daily, in response to rumors of a reshuffle. Considering that “the 100 day objective has been met” and that the “calm has returned”, it is clear that the president did not allow himself to be seduced by the various candidates for the position of the current Prime Minister. The same goes for the 62-year-old politician, who repressed the “calls from those who would have seen her carry the flag in June” : “I am Prime Minister… if I am head of the list, who is Prime Minister?” she told the daily last week in response to a question about the European elections.
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