government heavyweights, “regenerated” civil society… What is Gabriel Attal’s room for maneuver?

Prime Minister still looking for government. While the composition of Gabriel Attal’s new government is not yet known, the new Prime Minister continues meetings and consultations on Thursday January 11. Gabriel Attal must meet the “active forces”: unions, employers’ organizations and associations of elected officials, the franceinfo political service learned from the Prime Minister’s entourage. He must then have lunch on Friday with the presidents of the majority groups, with the common thread being the constitution of his government team, developed alongside Emmanuel Macron.

One question remains: does the young Prime Minister have enough room to maneuver to impose his choices on the Elysée? Because, so that audacity, the key word of his nomination, is not an empty word, Gabriel Attal has prepared a list. He compares it with that of the Head of State, in a political balance with the allies MoDem and Horizons, of course, a geographical balance as well, but also the need to bring out women, particularly from civil society. A sphere “renewed, regenerated“, we promise the head of the executive.

A considered casting even before its nomination

While some MPs are eyeing a ministerial post with envy, how can we keep the same heavyweights in the same position? Like Gérald Darmanin, who renamed himself at the risk of irritating and who finally had breakfast on Wednesday with Gabriel Attal to smooth things over, or Bruno Le Maire, who arrived almost seven years ago at the head of Bercy, when Gabriel Attal was not even elected as a deputy yet.

But the Prime Minister is aware of it: it was well before his appointment that Emmanuel Macron began to think about his casting. A head of state who is often reluctant to part with those who supported him. The composition of the government, which it is possible will be announced at the end of the day on Thursday, cautiously puts forward a close friend of Emmanuel Macron. This composition will therefore obviously be scrutinized: it will give an overview of the authority and room for maneuver that the Prime Minister will actually have.