the composition of the government team is “advancing” and must be presented “before Christmas”, assures Marc Fesneau

Will the composition of François Bayrou's government be announced soon? The MoDem leader continues to refine his team, Sunday December 22, almost 10 days after being named the new tenant of Matignon. “This is progressing. (…) The structure of the major ministerial centers is fixed”affirmed the president of the MoDem deputies, Marc Fesneau, in The Tribune on Sunday. The latter confirms that the complete government list should be presented “in one go” et “before Christmas”. Follow our live stream.

Former socialist minister François Rebsamen “ready” to “commit”. “Since 2012, I have repeatedly refused to be a minister. Today, I am ready to commit,” announced François Rebsamen on Saturday in an interview with The Tribune on Sunday. “I have had a relationship of trust with the Prime Minister for many years. I think he is the man for the job,” he defends.

Laurent Wauquiez refused to enter government, guarantees requested for LR. The president of the LR deputies, Laurent Wauquiez, told the deputies of his party on Saturday evening that he had refused to enter the government, franceinfo learned from the deputy's entourage. The elected LR is still waiting for guarantees from François Bayrou, for his party's participation in the government.

The PS has “not found the reasons not to censor”. François Bayrou hopes to convince the socialists not to censor his government, having failed to obtain their participation. The PS initially said it was ready to compromise but regretted on Thursday not having “did not find the reasons not to censor” the new Prime Minister. His first secretary, Olivier Faure, said to himself “dismayed at the poverty of what (was) proposed”.

François Bayrou's popularity is historically low. The new Prime Minister begins his duties as head of government with a historically low popularity rating, according to the Ifop barometer-Sunday newspaperpublished Sunday. Only 34% of those surveyed are satisfied or very satisfied with the new tenant of Matignon, and 66% of French people surveyed are dissatisfied.