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While his replacement was being discussed, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne was saved. The Head of State judged that her loyalty and the support she enjoys from the majority deserved to keep her at Matignon.
This is the end of a suspense that will have lasted more than three months. Elisabeth Borne remains at Matignon, despite the eventful sequence of retreats, despite the riots, and despite several disagreements with the head of state. How did the Prime Minister manage to save her place? “Everything happened this weekend. Emmanuel Macron made the choice of continuity in an unstable period, it is understandable“, defends a member of the majority. For the defenders of the Prime Minister, the president has every interest in keeping her. Her tenacity paid off, and she got around twenty bills passed. “She is solid, she has the support of the majority, and above all, she is a lightning rod“, says a ministerial adviser.
Loyal to Emmanuel Macron?
“His loyalty to the president and his sense of duty are stronger than anything“, adds a close friend of Elisabeth Borne. After the pension reform, Emmanuel Macron instructed Elisabeth Borne to widen the majority by grabbing the votes of certain right-wing deputies. Mission not really accomplished, but a minister concedes it: “The rare pearl capable of rounding up 40 deputies Les Républicains (LR), it does not exist, we must face the facts“Behind the scenes, there was talk of ousting Elisabeth Borne, but who would have replaced her? The Darmanin hypothesis, marked on the right, was mentioned, but according to an influential majority deputy, “Gérald Darmanin is very divisive, and the Renaissance deputies from the left did not want him“.