PRIME MINISTER MACRON. It is now official: Elisabeth Borne has been appointed Prime Minister by Emmanuel Macron. After Jean Castex, is this a real change at the head of the government?
20:29 – Gilbert Collard criticizes Elisabeth Borne
The honorary president of Reconquête!, Gilbert Collard, criticized the appointment of Elisabeth Borne by referring to her past experiences.
Elizabeth’s appointment #Thick headed as #Prime Minister is an affront to the French!
➡️Min. Labor, it participates in the dismissal of unvaccinated caregivers!
➡️Min. Ecology, it fails!
➡️Min. of Transport, she was nicknamed Elisabeth Bornée! pic.twitter.com/FwMzUqoRBB— Gilbert Collard (@GilbertCollard) May 16, 2022
20:25 – Mathilde Panot criticizes the appointment of Elisabeth Borne
The president of the LFI group in the Assembly strongly criticized the appointment of Elisabeth as Prime Minister: “Artisan of the misfortune of the unemployed, phantom minister of ecology, gravedigger of the railroad, administrator of a lobby of concrete workers while she was in office (…) Woman of all trades of Macronie, especially when it comes to the worst”.
Artisan of the misfortune of the unemployed, phantom minister of ecology, gravedigger of the rail, administrator of a lobby of concreters while she was in office.
I present to you Élisabeth Borne, a handywoman from Macronie, especially when it comes to the worst.#Prime Minister
— Mathilde Panot (@MathildePanot) May 16, 2022
20:07 – Fabien Roussel: “I fear that the President has found in Mrs. Borne his Mrs. Thatcher”
On RTLFabien Roussel, former PCF candidate for the Presidential, commented on the arrival of Elisabeth Borne at Matignon: “Her CV speaks for her. She is the one who lowered unemployment benefits for a million unemployed, she is who closed the Fessenheim plant, it was she who launched the competition between the SNCF and the RATP. She made the choice of liberalism, of competition, never the choice of increasing wages. And I believe that she has already declared herself in favor of retirement at the age of 65. I fear that the President of the Republic is stubborn and that he has found in Mme Borne his Mme Thatcher. And that, yes, it is a bad news.”
7:52 p.m. – Elisabeth Borne’s speech is over
Elisabeth Borne did not linger in front of the microphone. The speech of the new Prime Minister is over.
7:48 pm – Elisabeth Borne “dedicates this nomination to all little girls”
Elisabeth Borne: “I can’t help but have a thought for the first woman who held these positions. And perhaps I would like to dedicate this appointment to all the little girls, saying to them: go after your dreams and nothing should stop the fight for the place of women in our society.”
19:46 – Borne: “We share the conviction that public policies must be built through dialogue”
Elisabeth Borne: “We share the conviction that public policies must be built in dialogue with elected officials, social partners, associations. Even if we come from different political families, we are committed to the cohesion of our country, to equality chances. You can count on me to continue on this path.”
19:39 – Jean Castex calls not to “forget” the “millions of fellow citizens who we never hear from”
Jean Castex, to Elisabeth Borne: “Don’t forget that, in reality, there is what we hear a lot, who speak loud and clear, and then there are these millions of our fellow citizens whom we never hear, or so little, who are there, who observe, who act. We must take care never to forget them. They do not necessarily pour out on social networks, they do not necessarily occupy the news channels continuously, but they have the backbone of France.”
7:33 p.m. – Jean Castex: “I tried to lead the boat in these exceptional circumstances”
During his speech, Jean Castex said he had “tried to steer the boat in these exceptional circumstances with a single objective: to protect, appease, explain, bring together, federate.”
7:30 p.m. – Jean Castex and Elisabeth Borne take the floor
The interview between Jean Castex and Elisabeth Borne is over. The speeches of the transfer of power begin.
19:27 – Jack Lang hails “a woman of action, solid, serious”
Invited on BFM TV, Jack Lang spoke about the personality of Elisabeth Borne, who was one of his advisers when she was appointed to the Ministry of National Education between 2000 and 2002: “she is a woman of action , solid, serious and I very much appreciated, at that time, her knowledge of the files, her active presence. She was a great technician in the fields of town planning, construction. At the National Education, she is charged with the conduct and work of the universities.” If critics have enamelled on the presentation which is made of the new tenant of Matignon, designating her as a woman of the left, Jack Lang remained evasive on the subject: “I do not have to give good or bad points. C It is through actions that the quality of being this or that is appreciated. At that time (when she worked alongside him), she was fully committed to the left in favor of an education policy of left.”
7:21 p.m. – Emmanuel Macron: “we will continue to act relentlessly”
In a tweet, Emmanuel Macron commissioned Elisabeth Borne to “with the new government, continue[er] to act relentlessly for French women and men”, listing various areas: “ecology, health, education, full employment, democratic renaissance, Europe and security.”
Dear @Elisabeth_Borne,
Madam Prime Minister,
Ecology, health, education, full employment, democratic revival, Europe and security: together, with the new government, we will continue to act tirelessly for French people.—Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 16, 2022
19:16 – For EELV, having a wife in Matignon is “the only reason for satisfaction”
In a press release, EELV reacted to the appointment of Elisabeth Borne: “Emmanuel Macron has just appointed Elisabeth Borne as Prime Minister. Europe Ecology The Greens send him Republican congratulations and can only rejoice to see, for the second time in the history of the Fifth Republic, a woman has been admitted to Matignon. However, this is the only reason for satisfaction. Elisabeth Borne, whether as Minister of Ecology or Minister of Transport, has failed to put France on the trajectory necessary to respect the Paris Agreement. She shares, with others, the responsibility for these five years lost for the climate, having failed to pass the measures of the Citizens’ Convention for the Climate, or to get the mobility sector out of its dependence on fossil fuels. As Minister of Labor, she perpetuated a brutal policy towards the most vulnerable people in the country, in particular by implementing of the unemployment insurance reform. She also agrees to conduct a policy that will lead to retirement at 65, a deeply unfair measure.”
19:11 – Elisabeth Borne after Jean Castex, a real change?
Emmanuel Macron wanted renewal, to breathe new life into his second five-year term. The President of the Republic has finally chosen to promote one of the members of his government, namely his Minister of Labour, Elisabeth Borne. Anything but a surprise, the sexagenarian having been cited on numerous occasions and presented as the favorite. No surprise effect then, but change? Not so sure. Because the technocratic profile of Jean Castex has succeeded a technocratic profile. Woman of files, good connoisseur of current subjects, Elisabeth Borne appears as the feminine copy of her predecessor: a shadow personality responsible for organizing and implementing the policy desired by Emmanuel Macron, without overshadowing to the head of state. The unknown remains on the political dimension of Elisabeth Borne, like Jean Castex on her arrival. But this is perhaps also the opportunity for the President of the Republic to keep a little more control over his majority, directed directly from the palace. The change is not quite now.
19:03 – Elisabeth Borne arrived at Matignon
Elisabeth Borne arrived at Matignon for the transfer of power with Jean Castex. The interview between the two personalities has begun.
18:55 – Olivier Faure curries Elisabeth Borne
Critics are already raining after the appointment of Elisabeth Borne. “Positive point, a female Prime Minister. For the rest… Appointment of the Minister of Transport who dismantled the public rail service, of ecology condemned for climate inaction, of work which despoiled the unemployed with the insurance reform unemployment” snapped Olivier Faure, first secretary of the PS.
It was the name that had been repeated over and over since the re-election of Emmanuel Macron: that ofElisabeth Borne. A profile that corresponded to the various criteria that seem to be required for this Macron 2 chapter: a personality capable, in particular, of carrying the perilous pension reform, of implementing ecological planning – the Prime Minister will be “directly in charge” of this announced Emmanuel Macron during the campaign between two rounds but also for coming from the left when it is this political flank that the head of state is flirting with in order to be re-elected. The then Minister of Labor seemed to meet these prerequisites, she who already held the portfolio linked to the main reform desired by the president-candidate, after having gone through the Ecological Transition and the direction of the cabinet of Ségolène Royal when she was Minister of Ecology. Presented as a former close to the Socialist Party, she was indeed appointed Prime Minister on Monday May 16, 2022 by Emmanuel Macron.
Inducted Prime Minister to succeed Jean Castex, Elisabeth Borne, 61, therefore settles in Matignon after a long career in the public service, but not only. Passed by various ministerial cabinets, she was also at the head of the SNCF and the RATP. Member of the government of Emmanuel Macron since the accession of the President of the Republic to the supreme office, she sees herself there rewarded by the Head of State. Youth, family, fortune… Here’s what you need to know about the government’s new number 1.
Elisabeth Borne became the 25th personality to hold the post of Prime Minister under the Fifth Republic. But this is only the second woman in history, 31 years after the appointment of Edith Cresson by François Mitterrand.