The idea has been gaining ground for a few days.
It was formulated on Monday April 25 by Clément Beaune, on BFMTV:
"Emmanuel Macron of course wants a female appointment to Matignon."
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Could it be Elisabeth Borne, current Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration, whose name is circulating?
“
That's not the point.
That's not the question
, ”swept the interested party this morning on RTL.
The Secretary of State for European Affairs also indicated:
"We must not sum up the whole political situation in the post of Prime Minister
", before assuring that the new government would reflect a "
renewal
" that wishes to embody Emanuel Macron.
Another rumor was rising, at the beginning of 2022: Christine Lagarde would be on the list of those who could succeed Jean Castex.
“
I have a job, I have a function.
I don't tend to give up along the way, so... There are other people so much better suited to do the job (of Prime Minister), so I'll try to focus on what I I have to do
, ”retorted the President of the European Central Bank at the end of January on France Inter.
Already in 2017, the head of state, then a candidate, had expressed the "
wish
" to appoint a woman to Matignon.
"
I have spoken to others, starting with men, and it is rather my wish
," he said.
“
Afterwards, he specified, I will not choose a prime minister because she is a woman.
I will choose the most competent, the most capable prime minister possible, with the wish and the will that it will also be a woman.
Emmanuel Macron had finally appointed the deputy and mayor of Le Havre Edouard Philippe, a close friend of Alain Juppé, while the legislative elections were held a few weeks later.