Resignation from Borne refused, violent storms and Fête de la Musique: the information to remember this afternoon

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She is kept in her post.

Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne submitted her resignation on Tuesday to President Emmanuel Macron, who immediately refused it "so that the government remains on task".

The Prime Minister will therefore bring together the entire government at Matignon at the start of the afternoon.

Among the ministers expected rue de Varenne will include Amélie de Montchalin (Ecological Transition), Brigitte Bourguignon (Health) and Justine Benin (Sea), all three beaten on Sunday in the second round and who will therefore have to resign.

It is traditional after the legislative elections that the head of government proposes his resignation.

But Elisabeth Borne was on an ejection seat after the disappointing results on Sunday in the legislative elections where Macronie lost an absolute majority.

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At the same time, Emmanuel Macron “will carry out the necessary political consultations by receiving party leaders likely to have a group in the National Assembly in order to identify possible constructive solutions at the service of the French”.

Faced with the risk of stalemate in the Assembly and the specter of an ungovernable country, six party leaders are received successively at the Elysée: Christian Jacob (LR) led the way arriving shortly before 10 a.m. and was followed by Olivier Faure (PS) at 11 a.m., before François Bayrou (MoDem) at 2 p.m., Stanislas Guerini (LREM) at 3 p.m., Marine Le Pen (RN) at 5.30 p.m. and Fabien Roussel (PCF) at 6.30 p.m., and others on Wednesday, such as EELV party leader Julien Bayou.

At LFI, Jean-Luc Mélenchon will not move.

It is the number two Adrien Quatennens and the deputy Mathilde Panot who will meet the head of state.

What else to remember

• Violent thunderstorms in the Southwest.

  Since Monday evening, firefighters have carried out 1,500 interventions in Gironde, Dordogne, Charentes and Pyrénées-Atlantiques, areas affected by violent storms accompanied by hail and gusts of wind, with, sometimes, significant material damage. .

  Météo France has placed 27 departments on storm and heat wave vigilance this Tuesday noon.

• Road safety: increasing mortality.

  In May, 293 people died on French roads, compared to 243 in May 2019, the reference year before the pandemic.

  A 21% increase in mortality deemed “very worrying” by Road Safety.

• War in Ukraine: further destruction in the east of the country.

  The Russian army inflicts "catastrophic destruction" in Lyssytchansk, a neighboring town of Sieverodonetsk in the Donbass, assures Serguiï Gaïdaï, the governor of the Luhansk region.

  “The Russians want to completely conquer the Lugansk region”, which they already control almost entirely, “before (Sunday) June 26”, he worries.

• Music Festival.

  Today Tuesday, June 21, it's the return of free concerts, choirs, parties and other festive events throughout France.

  Discover the program for this summer day on our website.

it concerns you

Inflation obliges, the French may be waiting impatiently for this Wednesday to do good business.

This June 22 marks the start of a new season of sales, with very strong discounts from the first days, especially in major textile brands.

On the other hand, the period will be a little more complicated for small traders: due to shortages, their products arrived late in the stores, and the sales will therefore start less strongly.

These shortages could also affect the electronics sector, for example, which would offer little or no reductions, due to a lack of stocks to sell.