IHe is making his entrance at Matignon. Michel Barnier, appointed by Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, September 5, is now the new head of government. He arrived at around 6 p.m. in the courtyard of the Hôtel de Matignon, for the official handover of power with his predecessor Gabriel Attal. This began with a closed-door meeting. An opportunity for them to take stock of the issues that have been on hold for more than fifty days.
After half an hour of discussions, the two statesmen arrived on the steps of Matignon. “France has a new Prime Minister. As I leave my duties at Matignon, I would like to congratulate you,” Gabriel Attal greeted Michel Barnier, before “warmly” thanking Emmanuel Macron for his “trust.”
“Being Prime Minister is the honour of a lifetime […]”Being Prime Minister is never done alone because you do it with all the French people,” he continued. “I want to tell the French how much I love them,” assures the former Prime Minister, who praises “an indomitable people” and says he takes with him ” [leurs] faces, [leurs] vies, [leurs] doubts”.
“Continue to make school a top priority”
Gabriel Attal then asked his successor to “continue to make school an absolute priority”, because “it is the life insurance of the Republic”. “School is the mother of all battles”, insisted the outgoing Prime Minister, expressing his “gratitude to our teachers […] Read more
