Matignon changes tenant for the new year. Gabriel Attal, 34, was appointed on January 9, 2024, by the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, to succeed Élisabeth Borne. And while the new head of government is currently working on his list of ministers, he will have to find a replacement for Rima Abdul-Malak, in particular.
Rima Abdul-Malak replaced by Stéphane Bern?
The Minister of Culture, who was recently in the spotlight for her fiery positions on Gérard Depardieu, was publicly contradicted by the Head of State on this issue. According to Causeur, after this disavowal, she would be “about to leave the government”and Emmanuel Macron would search for “a candidate for the Ministry of Culture with a more media profile” to replace her. The names of Stéphane Bern and Claire Chazal are currently circulating at the Élysée.
And for good reason, assure our colleagues, Brigitte Macron “would have been the first supporter of young Gabriel”. Close to many personalities, who participate in particular in operations for hospitals in France, the first lady “would also campaign ardently for the arrival of a ‘pipole’ profile in place of Rima Abdul Malak”.
The relationship between Stéphane Bern and the Macrons is not a secret. The host of “Story Secrets“was the”Mr. Heritage” of Emmanuel Macron, after having been a member of candidate Macron’s “culture cell” during his campaign. A relationship which experienced tensions in 2019, when Stéphane Bern went to war to save his heritage lottery from taxes.
Or Claire Chazal?
As for Claire Chazal, the journalist would also be in Brigitte Macron’s little papers. In 2019, the former TF1 news presenter would even have used this relationship to save her show “Entrée libre”. A wasted effort, but at the time, she admitted to Le Parisien: “I pleaded in my own way for the maintenance of a daily cultural meeting which seemed essential to me. The artists were keen on the show and I insisted not to break this momentum”.
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