New Prime Minister: the identity of the future tenant of Matignon revealed this Thursday, here are the five favorites

The appointment of the new French Prime Minister will not take place on Wednesday but is expected on Thursday, a source within the executive told AFP.

A nomination at the end of the day

President Emmanuel Macron goes to Poland on Thursday, and the appointment will take place “rather when he returns” at the end of the day, said this source. Tuesday, on the sidelines of a meeting at the Elysée with party leaders, the president committed to appointing a new head of government “within 48 hours”.

Favorites

For several days, several names have often come up and could take place at the Hôtel de Matignon. Five more precisely, according to information from BFMTV.

François Bayrou is an avenue particularly mentioned since the resignation of Michel Barnier last Thursday. He was received at the Élysée by the head of state. A second meeting took place this Tuesday, at the request of Emmanuel Macron, notes the television channel.

The former Prime Minister under François Hollande, Bernard Cazeneuve is also regularly mentioned at the Élysée to succeed Michel Barnier. However, this path is not unanimous at the NFP.

The one who has been at the head of several ministries, such as that of Labor, Health and Solidarity, or even more recently of Partnership with the territories and Decentralization with the Barnier government, Catherine Vautrin is one of the favorites. “The advantage of Vautrin is that she has never spoken about the presidential elections and she does not offend anyone”remarks an executive from the Ensemble pour la République group, cited by BFMTV.

The name of Jean-Yves Le Drian is also cited for a potential position at Matignon. The loyal ally of the head of state, however, would have indicated himself that he was not the right candidate, according to the news channel.

Finally, a fifth name has been circulating for a while, that of the Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu.