Almost two months to the day after her departure from Matignon, Élisabeth Borne spoke publicly for the first time this Friday on RTL.
On the occasion of International Women's Rights Day, the second prime minister in French history returned to the vote of Congress in favor of the constitutionalization of abortion.
“There were a lot of emotions on Monday, a rather unusual moment of unity (...) one of the rare subjects on which we can agree with Mathilde Panot (LFI)
” she commented.
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However, the now MP for Calvados deplored the many
“clichés”
which persist in politics.
“There is still work to be done in many areas on the accessibility of women to positions of responsibility
,” said Élisabeth Borne.
“You are constantly compared to masculine codes.
On the way you tour the Agricultural Show.
They say: ''Chirac ate his calf's head, he drank beer.
You are constantly compared to masculine codes, the reference is men
.
Sometimes criticized for her eating habits, the former minister criticized being referred to “offbeat”
things
while her conception of commitment in politics is
“to have results for her country”
.
“Men in politics all have an interest in imposing masculine codes, like that, it eliminates competition,”
she continued before deploring that to succeed her at Matignon, no woman had been considered.
“In the names that were circulated to replace me, I note that there were only men.
It's a bit as if commentators were saying to themselves: 'well look, we've just had a female prime minister for 20 months, we're getting back to normal life'."
However, referring to an exchange with Edith Cresson, the only woman before her, to have occupied Matignon, the former prime minister notes
“that fortunately we are not in the unbridled sexism as she was able to experience.
But there remains a form of sexism which is undoubtedly more insidious.
While she has discovered the mandate of deputy for a few weeks, the elected official from Calvados said she was
“more relaxed”
since the end of her lease in Matignon.
“I was able to find a more personal life.”
Three months before the European elections, Élisabeth Borne deplores “that there is not enough debate on what the RN is about”,
a party
“which continues to want to weaken and destroy Europe”.
While Marine Le Pen is leading the polls and could become the first female president of the Republic, Élisabeth Borne
“will do everything”
to ensure that this is not the case.