PORTRAIT – Appointed in 2022, the minister demonstrated his political skill by managing to get the 2024-2030 military programming law passed.
If he leaves, who will replace him? The names of political heavyweights have been circulating for a while. That of former Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was tested after being mentioned for Matignon. During the previous reshuffle, in January, the position had also been offered to former Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne. She had refused. Ultimately, the portfolio of the Armed Forces is not a political shell game when the risk of war is heard in the world. So, at the end of the interminable saga to form the Barnier government, the executive has agreed to keep Sébastien Lecornu in the position he has held since the re-election of Emmanuel Macron in 2022.
« It was never really questioned. »believes a well-informed MP. Since the dissolution, the resigning minister has been handling current and urgent matters. In recent days, he thanked the military personnel who participated in the Olympic Games…
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