Emmanuel Macron will receive Bernard Cazeneuve on Monday, September 2 in the morning at the Elysée Palace as part of his consultations for the appointment of the new Prime Minister, we learned this Sunday from the entourage of the former head of the socialist government. While his name has been circulating insistently for several days as a possible Prime Minister, “Bernard Cazeneuve is not asking for it, but if he does it is out of duty and to avoid additional difficulties for the country,” it was added.
When asked, the Élysée did not immediately respond. So far, no recent contact has taken place between Bernard Cazeneuve and the president or his close entourage. The former Minister of the Interior and Prime Minister of François Hollande “is a responsible man of the left who will take into account the political but also economic situation of the country”, added his entourage. However, “if he considers that the conditions for normal, regular, transparent institutional functioning are not met, he will say no” to Emmanuel Macron, added.
Emmanuel Macron is looking for a Prime Minister who may not be the subject of immediate censure by the political forces in the National Assembly. Although he is center-left, the former socialist has a less divisive profile for Macronie, the right and the far right, particularly because of the strong opposition between Bernard Cazeneuve and La France Insoumise. And he could be supported by some of the socialist elected officials.
The hypothesis of his arrival at Matignon was thus described as “credible and serious” on Saturday by the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo. The unpopular reform on retirement at 64 is one of the subjects that will be discussed during this interview, according to Bernard Cazeneuve’s entourage.