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Government: the search for the future Prime Minister continues
Government: the search for the future Prime Minister continues
(Franceinfo)
Even on vacation, Emmanuel Macron is busy choosing his next head of government. The names of Xavier Bertrand, Michel Barnier, Jean-Louis Borloo, Lucie Castets and Bernard Cazeneuve are among the favorites.
The presidential couple is on vacation at Fort de Brégançon. A few days of rest during which the head of state consults and sounds out his entourage in his quest for a future Prime Minister, because the deadline is fast approaching. During this Olympic break, Emmanuel Macron still took the time to enjoy the games and greet the greatest athletes. But who will succeed Gabriel Attal? On the right, Xavier Bertrand seems to be the best placed to access Matignon. President of the Republicans of Hauts-de-France, he is a man of compromise with a social right profile. Minister of Labor under Nicolas Sarkozy, he enjoys the support of Gérald Darmanin.
The names of two former ministers of Jacques Chirac are also being put on the table: the Republican Michel Barnier, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former European Commissioner, as well as Jean-Louis Borloo, centrist-ecologist and liberal, former Minister of Employment. On the left too, the campaign for Matignon has been launched. The candidate of the New Popular Front, Lucie Castets, is increasing her media appearances and her interventions on the ground. There is no question of letting the government eclipse her. But so far, Emmanuel Macron rejects this hypothesis. The socialist Bernard Cazeneuve would better correspond to the profile sought by the Élysée. Former Minister of the Interior, he was also Prime Minister under François Hollande.
