To end the suspense, all that remains is the green light from the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (HATVP). On this Friday, September 20, the Prime Minister is preparing to present to the French the composition of his government by the end of the weekend. After a final day of discussions and negotiations on Friday, Michel Barnier must indeed announce “before Sunday” the composition of his government team. Time to carry out the preliminary ethical checks for the appointment of future ministers. Follow our live feed.
A “constructive” exchange with the Elysée. According to Matignon, the head of the future government presented to the President of the Republic on Friday evening “the architecture and composition of its government which respects balances” between the different formations which will constitute it. An exchange “constructive” of around fifty minutes, according to Matignon.
Thirty-eight names proposed. According to a participant in the meeting between Michel Barnier and the main leaders of the right and the center, the government would include 38 ministers. This source mentions 16 full ministers, including seven from Ensemble pour la République, three from Les Républicains and two from MoDem. Horizons, the UDI and the various left and various right groups would each have a minister, she adds. France Télévisions has had confirmation of several names that the Prime Minister proposed to the president: Sébastien Lecornu for the Armed Forces, Catherine Vautrin for the Territories, Rachida Dati for Culture, Bruno Retailleau for the Interior, Senator François-Noël Buffet for Overseas Territories and Annie Genevard for Agriculture.
Laurent Wauquiez finally refuses a position at Bercy. The leader of the Republican deputies announced to them that he had refused the Ministry of Economy and Finance, France Télévisions learned from Laurent Wauquiez’s entourage. The right-wing party would have nine positions in the next government, including three full-time positions, according to the same source.