“Neither social issues nor the French are the priority of this government,” laments Lamia El Aaraje, socialist deputy at Paris town hall.

The reshuffle of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, announced Thursday January 11, sets the course to the right with a government composed of political figures from the Republicans, like Catherine Vautrin at the Ministry of Labor and Health and Rachida Dati at the Ministry of Culture. “I look favorably on the composition of the entire government and very favorably on the appointment of Gabriel Attal to Matignon”, says Constance Le Grip, Renaissance MP for Hauts-de-Seine and former member of the Republicans (LR), in 19/20 info on Friday. According to her, the choice of Prime Minister has already been a surprise and her team is composed “men and women with strong temperaments”.

“The old guard of the UMP”

“We were told about a disruptive Prime Minister, an explosive choice, and then, three days later, we saw the arrival of the old guard of the UMP”, regrets Lamia El Aaraje, deputy (Socialist Party) at Paris town hall, in 19/20 info. A surprising choice for a government which wishes to embody modernity and renewal, according to her. “We clearly understood that neither social issues nor the French were the priority of this government”deplores Lamia El Aaraje