Minister Dominique Faure, who compared the wait for the reshuffle to that of a cancer diagnosis, recognizes an “awkwardness”. The Minister of Local Authorities and Rural Affairs was the subject of strong criticism after her statements on Saturday on France Cul Culture.

“If anyone felt hurt by my words, I regret it and apologize to them,” she wrote on her X account (formerly Twitter) “One wonders if the ministers are not having a competition of the most indecent,’ wrote the first secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) on X the next day.