GOVERNMENT. The Prime Minister and her government will soon have to resign to make way for a new team. Will a Borne 2 government be appointed? Who will be the ministers?
[Mis à jour le 24 juin 2022 à 14h01] The Borne government is playing extra time. While republican tradition wants a new ministerial team to be appointed in the wake of the legislative elections, Emmanuel Macron breaks with custom. Could it be because he is still thinking about the composition of the future government? The balance of power in the National Assembly with a strong opposition suggests significant changes within the executive. The Head of State even proposed the constitution of a “government of national unity” but the idea was immediately rejected by all parties, from the radical left to the extreme right. The idea of seeing a government appointed with a new political color is not excluded, however, because the time is still looking for agreements with the opposition. The other determining point of the face of the future government is the renewal or not of the Prime Minister. The mystery remains whole around Elisabeth Borne who for the moment is still at work with her ministers and parliamentarians.
Whether the Prime Minister is reappointed or not, we can expect changes in the government: three ministers are already sure to leave their functions after their defeat in the legislative elections and a fourth could also have to give up her role within the executive. : Yaël-Braun Pivet, candidate for the presidency of the National Assembly. We must not exclude a game of musical chairs between the ministers in place and newcomers.
Will there be a Borne 2 government?
The Borne 1 government was appointed just over a month ago and the next reshuffle could give birth to the second government of Elisabeth Borne. For this, a single condition is sufficient: the Prime Minister must be reappointed to Matignon. The hypothesis is no longer so solid after the blow to the presidential majority in the legislative elections and the repeated criticism launched against the head of government. The opposition pleads for a renewal of the Prime Minister and she hopes to see her wishes come true thanks to the vote of confidence of the National Assembly after the speech of general policy of Elisabeth Borne. A vote which if it does not take place will be replaced by the motion of censure promised by rebellious France.
Emmanuel Macron himself would hesitate to renew his confidence in the head of government according to certain sources close to the executive. He also missed a first opportunity to do so when he refused the courtesy resignation of Elisabeth Borne on June 21. He could have, as in 2017, accepted the letter and reappointed the Prime Minister to Matignon in stride. The name of the future government is therefore still a mystery, will it be Borne 2 or the eponym of another political figure?
When will the next government be appointed?
Radio silence from the executive and the head of state on the date of the next reshuffle and therefore the appointment of the future government. Emmanuel Macron even evaded the subject during his speech on June 22. But the government to come can only be known after the appointment of the Prime Minister and therefore after the resignation of Elisabeth Borne. Recent statements by sources close to the executive and the international agenda of Emmanuel Macron, who has three international summits between June 23 and 30, could postpone the resignation of Elisabeth Borne until the end of next week and therefore the appointment of the future government in the week of July 4 at the earliest. But we shouldn’t count too much on this scenario because the first session of the Assembly will be held on July 5, with perhaps Elisabeth Borne’s speech on general policy – no date has been set by the government – and possibly the vote of a motion of censure. The government may not be formed until after. It remains to be hoped that he will be appointed in the first half of July.
Which ministers will leave the government?
If the date of the appointment of the future government is not fixed, we already know some of the changes that will be made. Three current ministers will be absent from the next government: Brigitte Bourguignon, Minister of Health, Justine Benin, Secretary of State for the Sea and Amélie de Montchalin, Minister of Ecological Transition and Cohesion. By replacing the latter, the executive will have to choose who will become the sixth head of government. All three know that they will soon have to resign because of their defeat in their constituency during the legislative elections.
The government should also do without the Minister of Overseas, Yaël Braun-Pivet. The minister was re-elected as a deputy and since June 22 is the official candidate of the presidential majority for the presidency of the National Assembly. However, the walker will have to make a choice between Perchoir and Overseas, a decision which seems to have already been made. These are therefore four ministers who are preparing to leave the government, which is moreover four women, a detail that will certainly be taken into account during the composition of the next government to respect or approach parity. Other departures and replacements could be announced when the government is appointed, but for the time being it is impossible to predict which ones.
The Borne government maintained after the legislative elections, why?
It is unusual but the Borne government is well maintained after the legislative elections where during the previous five years the executive changed its face, even at the margins, in the days following the election. It is the resignation of the Prime Minister and the acceptance of this by the Head of State which begins the process of renewal of the government or on June 21, Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of courtesy of Elisabeth Borne. And until the tenant of Matignon submits a new resignation, his government will remain in place.
It remains to understand why Emmanuel Macron decided to postpone the resignation and therefore the appointment of the government. According to the confidences of relatives of Elisabeth Borne at World, “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 the management of current affairs”. 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 and the agenda of the Head of State would also explain the maintenance of the Borne government since “there are many decrees to be taken in the days to come” and that Emmanuel Macron is absent for more than a week. to attend international summits. However, in the absence of Emmanuel Macron, France cannot remain without 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.
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 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: 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
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
- Secretary of State, in charge of the Sea: Justine Benin