But the composition of a government responds to a subtle dosage which must notably respect political balances, parity between men and women, and sensitivities. Above all, ministers will have to urgently prepare a budget for 2025, under pressure from oppositions and the financial markets.
The names of former Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne and former Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin are being mentioned to join François Bayrou's team.
As for Gérald 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.
Written commitment
On the left, former socialist minister François Rebsamen, 73, announced that he was “ready” to join the government, praising his long-standing “relationship of trust” with François Bayrou.
But almost nothing filters through on other personalities from the left who could be tempted to join François Bayrou. Except, shortly before the announcement, the name of former Prime Minister Manuel Valls, expected overseas.
The Socialist Party formally refused to participate in the government and its leader Olivier Faure said he was “dismayed by the poverty of what (was) proposed”, not ruling out censoring the brand new Prime Minister, an ally of the first time of Emmanuel Macron.
Among those leaving, Catherine Vautrin (Territories), Rachida Dati (Culture) and Sébastien Lecornu (Armies) should remain, probably in the same portfolios.
On the LR side, they obtained on Monday the written commitment of the Prime Minister in particular on budgetary “savings” and the encouragement of “work by all means”, to which they had conditioned their participation in the government.
Laurent Wauquiez, boss of LR deputies, gave up joining the team, failing to obtain the Finance portfolio. On the other hand, the outgoing Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau is on course to stay. LR deputies will meet at 8:00 p.m., according to a source within the party.
The centrist's government base would ultimately be quite close to that of LR Michel Barnier, overthrown on December 4 by a motion of censure from the National Assembly, after three months in office.
5:07 p.m.: Xavier Bertrand says he will not be in the Bayrou government.
The president (LR) of the Hauts-de-France region Xavier Bertrand indicated Monday that he would not be part of François Bayrou's government, the announcement of which is imminent, because “formed with the approval of Marine Le Pen” .
“The Prime Minister informed me this morning, contrary to what he had proposed to me yesterday, that he was no longer able to entrust me with responsibility for the Ministry of Justice due to the opposition of the Rally Despite his new proposals, I refuse to participate in a government of France formed with the approval of Marine Le Pen”, writes Mr. Bertrand in a press release, while the announcement of the composition of the Bayrou government is made. expected Monday at 6:30 p.m.
Xavier Bertrand was one of the heavyweights from the right, left and center that François Bayrou wanted to attract into his government.
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