The suspense continues. Ten days after the appointment of François Bayrou in Matignon, the Prime Minister must put the final touches to the composition of his government, Monday December 23, and announce the list of ministers who will constitute his team. At the end of a day of negotiations, the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic announced through their respective entourages that the list of names would not be revealed on Sunday evening. In the evening, however, François Bayrou went to the Elysée to speak again with Emmanuel Macron. HASwhen the president of the MoDem deputies, Marc Fesneau, had assured in La Tribune Sunday that the full government list should be presented “all at once” and “before Christmas”, the schedule is getting tighter and tighter. Namely: Tuesday December 24 or this Monday, day of mourning national in tribute to Mayotte, hit by cyclone Chido. Follow our live stream.
Exchanges between Frenchman Bayrou and Emmanuel Macron. Negotiations to form François Bayrou's team in government gave rise to two telephone conversations on Sunday between the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister. In the middle of the afternoon, the Prime Minister's entourage declared that the exchanges which had taken place had “went very well”, the time being at “final adjustments following small comments and adjustments requested”. Franceinfo also learned from Matignon at the start of the evening that the list of ministers had been drawn up, but that it was being examined by the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life.
François Bayrou is trying to attract powerful personalities to his government. While awaiting the final list, several names have been mentioned by actors, commentators and observers of political life. For example, that of former Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne or former Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin. The name of Xavier Bertrand, president of Hauts-de-France and figure of the right-wing party Les Républicains (LR) has also been circulated, while Laurent Wauquiez declared on Saturday evening that he refused to enter government, waiting guarantees from the Prime Minister. Former socialist minister François Rebsamen said “ready” has “get involved”, in an interview with The Tribune on Sunday.
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