LIVE – New government: Xavier Bertrand affirms that he will not become Minister of Justice, “because of the opposition of the RN”

The composition of a government responds to a subtle dosage which must in particular respect political balances, parity between men and women, and the susceptibilities of people. Above all, ministers will have to urgently prepare a budget for 2025, under pressure from oppositions and the financial markets.

The names of the former Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne or the former Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin are mentioned to join François Bayrou's team, as is that of Xavier Bertrand, president of Hauts-de-France. and figure of the Republicans (LR). The latter, cited for Justice, is an irritant for the National Rally, which he has fought for a long time.

As for Gerald Darmanin, ex-LR rallied to the macronie, he publicly applied for the Quai d'Orsay where the current Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot (MoDem) would like to stay.

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On the left, the former socialist minister François Rebsamen, 73, announced in La Tribune on Sunday that he was “ready” to join the government, touting his “relationship of trust” for a long time with François Bayrou.

Among those leaving, Catherine Vautrin (Territories), Rachida Dati (Culture) and Sébastien Lecornu (Armies) and Bruno Retailleau (Interior) should remain, probably in the same portfolios.

Saturday evening, the leader of the Les Républicains deputies Laurent Wauquiez confirmed to his troops that he was moving towards participation of his party in the government, subject to written commitments from the Prime Minister “with details on the roadmap” particularly budgetary. However, he had indicated that he would not join the Bayrou team himself after having aspired to take the Finance portfolio.