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Invisible, weakened or too “techno”, several Ministers of the Borne government are on an ejection seat, while a possible reshuffle is looming.
By Marius Bocquet
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I’hypothesis of a reshuffle is being whispered more and more at the top of the state. Emmanuel Macron could renew his government team before the end of the “100 days” he had set himself to relaunch his five-year term, and which come to an end on July 14. Exhausted by the battle for pensions, “the government is out of breath”, recognizes a majority executive. Many ministers sit on an ejection seat. “The hot seat seems very narrow to accommodate all those concerned,” laughs a Renaissance deputy.
According to elected representatives of the majority, several ministers with a “technocrat” profile could be dismissed. “Those from civil society can pose some concerns in the hyperpoliticized context in which we find ourselves,” said a deputy Ren…