Protocol sometimes has funny surprises in store. As he crossed the main courtyard of the Hôtel des Invalides shortly before delivering a eulogy for Jacques Delors, who died on 27 December, the President of the Republic was accompanied on his right by the Prime Minister and on his left by the Minister of the Armed Forces, a certain Sébastien Lecornu. He is one of those whose name is being circulated to replace Élisabeth Borne at the head of the government in a reshuffle that has yet to be made. This strange official ballet is taking place under the eyes of the ministers, who have come in large numbers this Friday morning to attend the national tribute.
Far from the rumours that swirl in the ministries, Emmanuel Macron recalled, in front of an audience of European leaders, the imperative to take over from the man who presided over the European Commission for a decade. "Jacques Delors helped to draw the face of today's Europe, line by line," said the Head of State during his speech.
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