NARRATIVE – The head of government is forced to recall certain rules of discipline, inviting his ministers to follow the political line set upon his arrival at Matignon.
Michel Barnier’s government was unveiled on Saturday and already the reframing of some ministers is imposing itself on him. A Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs who is talkative before even being announced (Jean-Noël Barrot), a Minister of Ecological Transition and Risk Prevention who annoys a local elected official faced with bad weather (Agnès Pannier-Runacher), a Minister of the Economy praising the work of his predecessor, when all the country’s budgetary signals are in the red and judging the National Rally to be outside the republican arc (Antoine Armand)… There is even a bit of friction on the line between the Interior and Justice where, through the media, Bruno Retailleau and Didier Migaud gave the impression of a showdown.
In the early days of this government, it is clear that the Prime Minister’s word is being put to the test despite the insistence with which he has continued to repeat his instructions since his arrival at Rue de…
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