ANALYSE – The ministry of rue Oudinot suddenly sees itself valued, after having suffered in recent years from a contemptuous waltz of the occupants.
The presence of Manuel Valls is one of the highlights of François Bayrou's government. This return highlights the portfolio for which he is responsible, Overseas, at the time when Cyclone Chido hit Mayotte, one of the five overseas departments.
Valls is number three in the government, behind Élisabeth Borne, and he has the status of minister of state, which he shares with three of his colleagues (Élisabeth Borne, Gérald Darmanin and Bruno Retailleau). He owes this hierarchical rank to the fact of having been prime minister. This is even the first time that the position has gone to a former occupant of Matignon. This gives the ministry of rue Oudinot a place that it has rarely occupied.
A contemptuous waltz
Out of 40 position holders under Ve Republic, he is the fourth to have the rank of minister of state. This was the case before him of Robert Lecourt, Louis Jacquinot and Pierre Billotte under the presidency of General de Gaulle – before Algerian independence, the ministry…
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