It was a first “trip” of high political value: newly appointed, Elisabeth Borne paid a short visit of half an hour at the end of the morning, Tuesday, May 17, to the deputies and senators of the presidential majority. Welcomed by Christophe Castaner, head of the group in the National Assembly, the Prime Minister immediately posed as leader of the majority in front of around fifteen parliamentarians present and around 200 others by videoconference.
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“I wanted to be with you the day after my appointmentshe told them. The President of the Republic was elected on a clear and ambitious program. To support this project, we need the largest possible majority.continues the former Minister of Labor who confirms her own candidacy in Calvados. “I am also in the campaign, we will campaign together. The task ahead of us is immense”, enthuses the Prime Minister who therefore wants to seek this first election of her career, to consolidate her base. And the themes are now known: this campaign will be conducted based on good unemployment figures, the value of work and the environment.
The majority therefore enters this legislative campaign convinced of winning. At the end of this meeting, Sacha Houlié was enthusiastic. “She ticks all the boxes of the composite portrait that was given for the position”comments the deputy of Vienne, who sees this as a great blow to their opponents, especially on the left. “You only have to look at the rudeness and indelicacy of the leaders of the left, including the Insoumis in chief, to realize that the appointment of Elisabeth Borne has been successful. She actually embarrasses them. of Paris, for the ecological transition, for employment, it was a very good message and it is received as such. It is even received as such by the environmental associations which welcomed his appointment. On this subject, the NGOs are more skeptical. The Prime Minister did not really convince them during her express visit, less than a year, to the Ministry of the Environment. Nevertheless for Sacha Houlié, Elisabeth Borne has all the qualities to win the majority next June. “I don’t see why she couldn’the continues. She carried out projects that were extremely difficult. Unemployment today is at its lowest level since 2008 for the general population, it is at its lowest level since 1980 for young people and that is theœwork of Elisabeth Borne in plans as successful as they were complicated when they had been announced as the plan “A young person, a solution.”
“She was a very great prefect, she was a very good minister. She is a woman of conviction, records, rigorous, so I think there is every reason to believe that she will lead us to the victory, that she will lead her victory in the 6th district of Calvados.”
Sacha Houlié, MP for Vienneat franceinfo
Elisabeth Borne continued her first day in business with a lunch with Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée to discuss, among other things, the composition of his future government. In his entourage, “we talk about a “landing in the next few days” and it is claimed that the Head of State did not give him a list of names. “She’s going to put her paw”, we slip to show his involvement. The Prime Minister will also, according to information from franceinfo, quickly go to the countryside, in Calvados, where she is a candidate.