No sooner do they discover their ministry than they will have to go on the campaign trail. Like the new Prime Minister, 14 members of Elisabeth Borne’s team, which was unveiled on Friday May 20, are also candidates for the legislative elections on June 12 and 19.
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The stakes are high: the ministers who are candidates for the June legislative elections and who will be beaten will have to leave the government, the Elysee Palace said on Sunday, in accordance with a rule already enacted in 2017 by Emmanuel Macron. This practice was introduced in 2007 by Nicolas Sarkozy.
The candidate ministers
Gerald DarmaninMinister of the Interior, is a candidate in the 10th district of the North.
Amelie de MontchalinMinister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, is candidate in the 6th constituency of Essonne.
Brigitte BourguignonMinister of Health and Prevention, is a candidate in the 6th constituency of Pas-de-Calais.
Olivier DussoptMinister of Labour, Full Employment and Integration, is candidate in the 2nd constituency of Ardèche.
Damien AbadMinister of Solidarity, Autonomy and People with Disabilities, is candidate for re-election in the 5th district of Ain.
Marc FesneauMinister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, is a candidate in the 1st constituency of Loir-et-Cher.
Stanislas GueriniMinister of Transformation and Public Service, is a candidate in the 3rd constituency of Paris.
Yael Braun-PivetMinister of Overseas France, is candidate in the 5th constituency of Yvelines.
The candidate delegate ministers
Olivier VeranMinister Delegate in charge of Relations with Parliament and Democratic Life, is candidate in the 1st constituency of Isère.
Gabriel AttalMinister Delegate in charge of Public Accounts, is a candidate in the 10th constituency of Hauts-de-Seine.
Frank RiesterMinister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, is a candidate in the 5th constituency of Seine-et-Marne.
Clement BeauneMinister Delegate for Europe, is a candidate in the 7th constituency of Paris.
The candidate secretaries of state
Justine BeninSecretary of State for the Sea, is a candidate for re-election in the 2nd constituency of Guadeloupe.
Olivia Gregoiregovernment spokesperson, is a candidate for re-election in the 12th district of Paris.