It is done.
After more than three weeks of procrastination and negotiations at the highest level of the State, Élisabeth Borne, former Minister of Labour, Employment and Professional Integration in the former Castex government has therefore just been chosen by the President of the Republic to breathe new life into his action as his second term began last Saturday.
His name had been circulating for several weeks.
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If the arrival of Elisabeth Borne at Matignon is not a surprise, it does not arouse enthusiasm in the ranks of the opposition.
Quite the contrary.
Eyeing Matignon for the next legislative elections, Jean-Luc Mélenchon did not even wait for the official announcement to be able to draw the first one.
“Great tension before the appointment of my predecessor.
Will it be right-wing or right-wing?
Nobody wants the job.
It's an interim mission CDD",
mocked the deputy of Bouches-du-Rhône on Twitter, who offered the new head of government a "
public debate
".
For the leader of the Insoumis, who expects
"a new season of social abuse",
"
there is a possibility, for the French, to dismiss Madame Borne and make another choice with (her) candidacy for the post of Prime Minister.
»
On the other side of the political spectrum, we are not happy with this appointment either.
"
By appointing Élisabeth Borne as Prime Minister, Emmanuel Macron demonstrates his inability to unite and the will to pursue his policy of contempt, deconstruction of the State, social destruction, tax racketeering and laxity
"
,
lamented in particular Marine Le Pen.
As for the right, it seems more divided than ever in the face of this news.
If Valérie Pécresse praised
“the course of commitment necessary to become the 2nd female prime minister of our country”
while
“wishing her the best for France”,
her former opponent Éric Ciotti made other music heard.
“Macron has just chosen a socialist technocrat as prime minister.
Back to square one, he started on the left and will finish on the left.
Humiliation for those who thought he was going to pursue a right-wing policy.
Sad thoughts for those who believed in him, ”
said the LR deputy from the Alpes-Maritimes.
Unsurprisingly, the majority applauded this designation.
Even before the official press release, the president of the PACA region Renaud Muselier therefore praised
“excellent news for France”,
while praising the
“competence”
and
“commitment”
of the new prime minister.
For him, Emmanuel Macron made "
a good choice
" .