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– Michel Barnier operated on the weekend of October 26.
Until then, nothing had filtered out. But the Prime Minister underwent surgery this weekend of October 26, according to information from BFMTV. In the process, Matignon, through a press release, confirmed that Michel Barnier had undergone an operation “cervical injury” who is “went very well” and the results “will be known within a few weeks”added the Prime Minister's doctor. A visibly benign operation since the Prime Minister, aged 73 ans a “returned to work normally” at the Hôtel de Matignon this Monday, October 28.
Michel Barnier will reappear in public during the Council of Ministers this Thursday, October 31. According to information from BFMTV, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, the President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, the ministers as well as the presidents of groups in the Assembly have all been informed in advance. In full examination of the Social Security finance bill, the Prime Minister will therefore be absent from questions to the government (QAG).
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Transparency on health issues
According to The ParisianMichel Barnier also spoke this Monday with the government spokesperson, Maud Bregeon, then the Minister responsible for Relations with Parliament, Nathalie Delattre. More and more, the Élysée or Matignon communicate on health problems. This was the case in 2009 when Nicolas Sarkozy had vagal discomfort after jogging. But when François Mitterrand learned that he was suffering from cancer just after his election, he only revealed it to the public eleven years later. As for Édouard Philippe, he had waited until his departure in particular to discuss his alopecia.
