GOVERNMENT. The Borne government is enjoying a reprieve after the refusal of the courtesy resignation of the Prime Minister by Emmanuel Macron. A wish of Elisabeth Borne herself who rejects the changes of the government.
[Mis à jour le 21 juin 2022 à 11h49] The Borne government plays the extensions and so much the worse for the respect of the republican tradition. Custom dictates that the day after the legislative electionsthe head of government submits a resignation of courtesy to the President of the Republic, if Elisabeth Borne did it a little late, she could obviously have done without since Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of the Prime Minister “in order to the government remains on task” declared the Elysée at theAFP. The scenario is most unusual but obliges the current government to remain in place and the ministers to fulfill their function until further notice.
In an exceptional situation, an exceptional meeting: Elisabeth Borne will bring together the entire government at Matignon at the start of the afternoon, still according to AFP. According to France info “the political situation but also the emergency projects in progress” will be at the heart of the meeting. “We cannot afford to have a government which expedites current affairs and which cannot act and manage emergencies for the French,” Matignon’s entourage told the media. The three ministers beaten in the legislative elections, Amélie de Montchalin, Brigitte Bourguignon and Justine Benin, and therefore forced to resign according to the harsh rule decided by the Élysée are also invited. Should we see this as a sign of the postponement of their resignation?
According to rumors from the corridors, if the Borne government remains in place longer than expected, it is at the request of the Prime Minister and above all because of a tight schedule in which major decrees must be signed, but also because of Emmanuel Macron’s international agenda is also very busy in the coming days.
The Borne government maintained after the legislative elections, why?
Even if the changes are made at the margins, the government has a habit of changing after the legislative elections. In 2017, the transition between the Philippe I and Philippe II government took place two days after the election of deputies. This year, Elisabeth Borne will see her government maintained several days after the polls thanks to the refusal of the courtesy resignation of the Prime Minister by Emmanuel Macron. A decision which, according to the entourage of Elisabeth Borne at World comes from the head of government herself: “The Prime Minister pleaded to stay in order to have the tools to deal with the situation and the emergencies of the French, which we could not do with a resigning government and in day-to-day management”. The Head of State would have agreed with the same opinion as evidenced by the justification of the Elysée to theAFP who explains that the resignation was refused “so that the government can remain at the task and act in these days”.
The political calendar also explains the maintenance of the Borne government since “there are many decrees to be taken in the days to come, including the revaluation of the index point, the second phase of Parcoursup, the auto bonus-malus, the implementation of the emergency measures of the Braun mission, the apprenticeship bonuses”, specified a source to theAFP. In the absence of a government, these measures would be left in abeyance and this is not an conceivable scenario for the executive.
The Borne government could also owe its extension to Emmanuel Macron’s international agenda, which takes off on Thursday June 23 for a series of summits. However, in his absence the Head of State cannot leave France without a Prime Minister and without a government, which would have been the case if he had accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, explained an adviser to the Parisian. A set of circumstances that could postpone the resignation of the Borne government until next week, at least.
What is the composition of the Borne government?
The Borne government was appointed on May 20, 2022, four weeks after Emmanuel Macron’s re-election as president and only a month before the legislative elections, the results of which often augur changes in the composition of the government. The legislative election has since passed and if changes will indeed take place, such as the replacement of the Minister for Ecological Transition, the Minister of Health and the Secretary of State for the Sea, for the time being none have been formalized. Find by following the complete list of ministers appointed to the Borne government.
The list of ministers:
- Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty: Bruno Le Maire
- Minister of the Interior: Gérald Darmanin
- Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs: Catherine Colonna
- Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice: Eric Dupond-Moretti
- Minister of National Education and Youth: Pap Ndiaye
- Minister of the Armed Forces: Sébastien Lecornu
- Minister of Labour, Full Employment and Integration: Olivier Dussopt
- Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and People with Disabilities: Damien Abad
- Minister of Higher Education and Research: Sylvie Retailleau
- Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty: Marc Fesneau
- Minister of Transformation and Public Service: Stanislas Guerini
- Overseas Minister: Yaël Braun-Pivet
- Minister of Culture: Rima Abdul Malak
- Minister for Energy Transition: Agnès Pannier-Runacher
- Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games: Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
Two ministers are forced to leave their post after their defeat in the legislative elections: the Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, Amélie de Montchalin and the Minister for Health and Prevention, Brigitte Bourguignon. If the second has already submitted her resignation to the Head of State, the refusal of the resignation of Elisabeth Borne by Emmanuel Macron seems to delay the replacement of ministers. They are, like all the members of the government, summoned to Matignon for a meeting this Tuesday, June 21.
The list of delegate ministers:
- Minister in charge of Relations with Parliament and Democratic Life: Olivier Véran
- Minister responsible for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities: Isabelle Rome
- Minister of Public Accounts: Gabriel Attal
- Minister in charge of Local Authorities: Christophe Béchu
- Minister in charge of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness: Franck Riester
- Minister in charge of Europe: Clément Beaune
List of Secretaries of State:
- Secretary of State, Government Spokesperson: Olivia Grégoire
- Secretary of State, in charge of Children: Charlotte Caubel
- Secretary of State, in charge of Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships: Chrysoula Zacharopoulou
The Secretary of State in charge of the Sea, Justine Benin, must also give up her government function after her defeat in the legislative elections. His replacement will be named when the new government is announced. At the same time, the exhaustive list of Secretaries of State will be completed.