REDESIGN. After the legislative elections, a new reorganization must be carried out but it could intervene later than planned. What changes are to be expected? When will they be announced?
[Mis à jour le 21 juin 2022 à 14h38] In place for a month, the government will again experience changes. The ministerial reshuffle after the legislative elections is expected but the government’s announcement should not be made before next week, at least according to information from the Parisian. The cause of this delay? The refusal of the resignation of Elisabeth Borne by Emmanuel Macron Tuesday, June 21. A decision motivated by important political deadlines with the signing of various decrees and the international agenda of the Head of State. Emmanuel Macron could only consider the composition of the new government after a series of summits for the European Council, the G7 or NATO, in the middle of next week. A deadline which gives the President time to reflect on whether or not the current tenant of Matignon will be reappointed as Prime Minister, but also on the personalities who will replace and complete the government team.
The reshuffle promises the arrival of at least three new members of the government to replace the ministers defeated in the legislative elections: Amélie de Montchalin, Brigitte Bourguignon and Justine Benin, respectively appointed to Ecological Transition, Health and the Sea. New portfolios such as Housing, Transport or Digital, should also be assigned to an additional list of ministers. Beyond the changes announced, a possible game of musical chairs with a few ministers appointed last month should not be ruled out, even if this scenario would look more like a headache for Emmanuel Macron given the new balance of power in the Assembly. national. It remains to be seen when the redesign will be announced. “In the coming days,” said government spokeswoman Olivia Grégoire on June 20 on France Inter but the latest bells are counting on a reshuffle in two stages.
What is the date of the Borne government reshuffle?
The recomposition of the Borne government is planned but the executive has not put forward any precise date for the appointment of the new ministerial team. The refusal of the resignation of Elisabeth Borne by the Head of State and the upcoming trips of Emmanuel Macron seem to postpone the reshuffle until next week at the earliest. Some scenarios mentioned by the Parisian is considering a reshuffle for the beginning of July, two weeks after the legislative elections. We have to go back to 1978 and the Barre 3 government to find a long delay of more than a week between the legislative elections and the announcement of the new government.
Montchalin, Bourguignon and Benin replaced, first stage of the reorganization?
The replacements of the Minister of Ecological Transition Amélie de Montchalin, that of Health Brigitte Bourguignon and the Secretary of State for the Sea Justine Benin will take place no matter what. It’s hard but it’s the rule laid down by the Elysée before the legislative elections. According to the speculations of certain advisers of the executive these changes should intervene within a few days, one of them indicated to TF1 June 20: “For me it must happen by Wednesday evening. It’s the only window of opportunity before a long international streak for the President of the Republic”. But the hypothesis has lead in the wing because still no sign of replacement in sight, not even a rumor about the potential successors of the ministers. An exceptional government meeting is scheduled for June 21 and the ministers promised to resign are invited. Perhaps we will know more about their replacement at the end of the meeting.
The appointment of new ministers postponed?
Apart from the three ministers beaten in the legislative elections, the Borne government is able to manage current affairs and the burning issues of the executive. This leads some to believe that the appointment of new ministers, deputy ministers and secretaries of state is not Emmanuel Macron’s priority and according to them the expansion of the Borne government could be postponed. “For the rest of the enlarged government, there is no obligation to do this now”, explained a source close to the executive to TF1 June 20 explaining that the allocation of the remaining morocco could be an opportunity to re-examine the place of each minister in the government and to tint the government team with a new political color, a way of showing that the message of the legislative elections has been heard. “We have to restore the balance, by adding left and right”, thus assured an adviser to theAFP.
Elisabeth Borne still Prime Minister after the reshuffle?
Elisabeth Borne therefore won in the 6e constituency of Calvados but a political twist cannot be ruled out given the result of the Together coalition (LREM, MoDem, Horizons, Agir) in the legislative elections. By failing to win an absolute majority, the alliance set up behind Emmanuel Macron finds itself in difficulty. The former Minister of Labor but also of Transport could be weakened. The number of deputies finally won by the Head of State does not live up to the expectations aroused by his re-election on April 24, a sign of disapproval of his choices. The president could think about a change of Prime Minister, although at this stage, this hypothesis has never been mentioned.
In the opposition, voices are rising in all camps to demand the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, La France insoumise even promises the tabling of a motion of censure in the National Assembly on July 5 in an attempt to overthrow the government and see another personality at Matignon. The legitimacy and ability of Elisabeth Borne to hold Matignon also raise questions in the ranks of the presidential majority. In the columns of World, several party executives believe that the “technician does not have the shoulders” to confront the Electric Assembly filled with rebels and frontists. Others even see in the refusal of the resignation of the Prime Minister a “tactic” of Emmanuel Macron “not to disavow his Prime Minister and to gain time. […] Everyone knows it’s over for her before it’s started,” reads France info. It is better to remain cautious and not to sell the skin of the bear before having killed it because other echoes praising the tenacity of the Prime Minister are also heard.
Will the government be expanded with the reshuffle?
Moreover, during the upcoming government reshuffle, new ministries should enter the list of government prerogatives. When the list of portfolios was unveiled at the end of May, it came as no surprise to professionals in the housing sector, but also in the transport sector (just like many politicians) to see no person appointed in charge of these areas. While the controversy quickly swelled, Olivia Grégoire, the government spokesperson, had quickly mentioned an enlargement of the government after the legislative elections: “There will most certainly be new personalities within the government specifically dedicated, for example, to transport, to the housing, under the supervision of Minister Amélie de Montchalin (Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, editor’s note) directly under the Prime Minister. However, a completely different plan will have to be put in place, Amélie de Montchalin having been beaten…
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The list of new ministers after the reshuffle
- Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty: Bruno the Mayor
- Minister of the Interior: Gérald Darmanin
- Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs: Catherine Colonna
- Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice: Eric Dupont-Moretti
- Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion: Amélie de Montchalin
- Minister of National Education and Youth: Pap Ndiaye
- Minister of the Armed Forces: Sébastien Lecornu
- Minister of Health and Prevention: Brigitte Bourguignon
- 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
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
- government spokesperson: Olivia Grégoire
List of Secretaries of State:
- Secretary of State, Government Spokesperson: Olivia Grégoire
- Secretary of State for the Sea: Justine Benin
- Secretary of State, in charge of Children: Charlotte Caubel
- Secretary of State, in charge of Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships: Chrysoula Zacharopoulou