Emmanuel Macron wanted a Prime Minister who felt good cohabitation. Here he is, served with members of the Republican party at almost every level. This is what Michel Barnier presented to the head of state in recent days, according to RTL information.
Laurent Wauquiez at Bercy, Bruno Retailleau at the Ministry of the Interior, Annie Genevard, the interim head of the party at Agriculture. In total, the Republicans would monopolize almost half of the positionsaccording to several sources.
A distribution that does not really please the president who does not want a monochromatic government. “He simply insists on national unity and the balance of the future team“, said his entourage, emphasizing that it is indeed Michel Barnier and he alone who is at the helm.
Even though behind the scenes, the pressure from the presidential camp has increased in recent days, with everyone pleading for a global rebalancingwhile the new Prime Minister’s balancing act has already transformed in mission quasi impossible.
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