The current Prime Minister “is in a hurry to leave his post” and wants to take a break, franceinfo learned on Wednesday.
Article written by
Posted
Reading time : 1 min.
Jean Castex does not want to enter the next government, according to information from franceinfo Wednesday May 11. His name circulated in particular for the Ministry of Justice. The current Prime Minister wanted to resign in the wake of the presidential election but Emmanuel Macron asked him to keep his post until the reshuffle.
>> Legislative 2022: follow the news of the election in our direct
Jean Castex does not want to be a legislative candidate next June, although there are still vacant constituencies. He also does not plan to stand for senatorial elections in 2023. Jean Castex wants to take a break, breathe. He plans to take three weeks of family vacation when his or her successor is named. He is “in a hurry to leave his post because happy to come out alive”says a pillar of the majority.
Before leaving Matignon, the Prime Minister invites the entire government to a dinner rue de Varenne on Thursday evening. He will also organize a farewell party by the end of the week with all ministry staff.
Goodbye: Jean Castex invited the ministers Thursday to Matignon. A farewell dinner the day after the last Council of Ministers. The invitations arrived on the desks of all members of the government. Relief that it’s over for some, concern for others.
— Jean-Jérôme Bertolus (@jjbertolus) May 10, 2022
The resignation of Prime Minister Jean Castex is expected between Friday and Monday, franceinfo learned on Wednesday from concordant sources. The appointment of his successor should take place immediately after. The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday that he knew the name of the next head of government, which accredits this scenario.
The new government should then be appointed within a minimum of 48 hours, the time for the High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life to go through the declarations of assets and interests of future ministers and for Bercy to check their tax situation. .