The announcement of Bayrou government pushed back. An executive source indicated that the government was not going to be announced this Sunday. This source did not specify at this stage whether it would be revealed on Monday, a day of national mourning for Mayotte following the passage of Cyclone Chido. François Bayrou said he wanted to make appointments before Christmas at the latest.
François Bayrou, historically unpopular Prime Minister. The new French Prime Minister François Bayrou takes office with a historically low popularity rating, with 66% of French people saying they are dissatisfied, according to a barometer published on Sunday. Going back to 1959 and the appointment of Michel Debré, Ifop, which has been carrying out this barometer for decades, has not found such high levels of unpopularity for a Prime Minister immediately after taking office.
Government: the presence of Xavier Bertrand would be “an arm of honor” to the RN. On the set of BFM TV, Sébastien Chenu indicated that the appointment of Xavier Bertrand to any ministry would be “an arm of honor” to the National Rally. However, he clarified that this reason would not justify censorship by the Frontist party. “What will mobilize possible censorship on our part would be a budget that resembles the one that we censored,” added the deputy from the North.
“The structure of the major ministerial centers is fixed,” according to Marc Fesneau. “It’s moving forward. (…) The structuring of the major ministerial centers is fixed,” explained the president of the MoDem deputies, Marc Fesneau, in La Tribune Sundayconfirming that the government's full list should be presented “in one go” and “before Christmas”.
