A sarkozyst to succeed a juppeist. The "Mr. deconfinement ”Jean Castex, in charge of managing the exit from the health crisis, successfully accomplished his mission. So much so that he has just been appointed to Matignon, replacing the resigning Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, as announced by the Presidency of the Republic in a press release published on Friday. According to our information, the two men met this week at the Élysée to discuss this appointment.
A great connoisseur of the hospital sector - a flagship file at the end of the five-year period - like mysteries of the administration, Jean Castex has the advantage of having a profile that is both technical and political. Enarque, 55, from the Court of Accounts, he was brilliantly re-elected mayor LR of Prades (Pyrénées-Orientales) with 75.7% of the votes in the first round of municipal elections on March 15. He is " a high official who knows the world of health perfectly and who is formidable in efficiency ", praised him
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