It is therefore Gabriel Attal who was appointed by Emmanuel Macron to take over at Matignon. The Élysée indicated that the head of state had charged the young Minister of Education “ to form a government “. The political class, which had been waiting for this reshuffle for several days, commented on this appointment.
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With Charlotte Urien-Tomaka, from political service to the National Assembly
The appointment of Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister sparked a storm of reactions this Tuesday, January 9. The left sees it as a “ casting change, but no politics “, underlines Cyrielle Chatelain, head of the environmentalist deputies, who continues with a laconic “ Chronicle of a predicted disaster “. Boris Vallaud, leader of the socialist deputies, makes the same observation: “ A new line? No. A new majority? No. Emmanuel Macron succeeds Emmanuel Macron, one avatar of Macronism replaces the other “.
Mathilde Panot, the head of the Insoumis deputies, criticizes a nomination which changes absolutely nothing for the French: “ We already had the ‘despiser of the Republic’ with Emmanuel Macron, now we have his ‘smug Prime Minister’. No one can believe for a single moment in the country that the appointment by the monarch Emmanuel Macron of Mr. Attal will change something for the French in three who are hungry in this country while we are the seventh economic power in the world, in terms of number of children sleeping in the street which is in the process of exploding, for the public school and the public hospital which are in the process of collapsing, to which Mr. Attal has largely contributed.”
La France insoumise has already announced that it will ask the next Prime Minister to seek a vote of confidence from the Assembly, otherwise it will table a motion of censure: “So what we are asking now is that after the most poorly elected president, we do not have again a Prime Minister without confidence, that is to say a Prime Minister who does not submit to the vote of confidence in the National Assembly. »
A “puppet” for the far right
On X, Marine Le Pen described a “ childish ballet of ambitions and egos », while Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally, for his part estimated on the same social network that “ Emmanuel Macron wanted to hang on to poll popularity » of his new head of government « to ease the pain of an endless end of reign “.
Sébastien Chenu, deputy of the National Rally, also believes that Gabriel Attal can only disappoint: “ He is a Prime Minister who finds himself in the same equation as Élisabeth Borne, that is to say a Prime Minister without a majority, so he will be condemned to make communications, to make little bits of reforms, but in reality, not being able to tackle the major issues which undermine the country and which undermine the French. So, beyond the personality which is different, obviously – he is a little more pleasant than Élisabeth Borne but that was not very hard – Gabriel Attal will find himself in the same situation quite quickly and it will inevitably be quite disappointing “.
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, for Debout la France, is also more than skeptical: “ A new puppet in Matignon! Unfortunately for France, Gabriel Attal will not change anything because he is Macron’s clone. Urgent dissolution for a new policy! »
A “momentum” for the majority
Mathieu Lefèvre, Renaissance MP, is delighted with this appointment. “ It’s raw talent for the majority. I saw him up close as Budget Minister, he knows how to negotiate, he knows how to ensure that the country’s interests prevail. And then, Gabriel Attal is also politics, technique and charisma, so we are very happy with this appointment which will give new life, new momentum to Emmanuel Macron’s five-year term. He is a man of compromise, of consensus, a man of his word, I am certain that he will know how to repeat this method, both on the budget but also on the many other texts that we will have to face and adopt this year, because we cannot afford inaction and Gabriel Attal is not a man of inaction. »
With AFP
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