It is not known who will succeed Emmanuel Macron.
But we know in advance that he will have one thing in common with him and with all his predecessors: he or she will promise a tighter government.
And we have a certainty in advance: he will not respect this promise.
The Borne government is 41 people.
This is not a record, but it is very far from the announced sobriety.
The phenomenon is not new.
Under the Fifth Republic, the executives rotate between 30 members (Debré, Balladur teams) and 45 (Mauroy, Rocard, Juppé teams).
How many each time are known, if only by name, by a majority of French people?
How many are identified for the function they hold?
Ignorance is not the prerogative of ordinary citizens.
François Fillon, then Minister of Telecommunications, thus recounts how Jacques Chirac, during a trip to Japan, had to do it three times to introduce him to his hosts, first as Minister of Higher Education then with his good wallet…
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