While the media have been trying for several weeks to guess who will be the next head of the French government, Emmanuel Macron said he knew who his future Prime Minister would be, but refused to reveal his name on Monday in Berlin.
"Yes, but I'm not going to tell you here, nor now, of course," he replied during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, when he was told asked if he knew which French Prime Minister would attend the next Franco-German Council of Ministers.
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The appointment of the new Prime Minister, who must have a fiber that is both "social, environmental and productive", according to the robot portrait drawn up by the Head of State during a trip to Cergy in Val-d'Oise , has been the subject of all speculation for several days.
The profile of a woman was also mentioned and several names, such as that of Élisabeth Borne, Julien Denormandie or even Gérald Darmanin, were put forward in the media.
But the President of the Republic has maintained the suspense and the current Prime Minister, Jean Castex, will remain in office until the end of the first five-year term, which formally ends on Friday evening.
As for the question of which political family will come from the next Prime Minister, Emmanuel Macron had kicked in touch with Cergy.
"First, I who believe in going beyond, political color does not say everything, he was content to indicate.
“Jean Castex, who came from the right, carried out one of the most social policies of recent decades.
Because he is also a man of heart, he has social fiber”.
The Franco-German council will be held "in the first half of July", after the G7 and NATO summits in June, added the French president, who was making his first international trip to Berlin since his recent re-election.