The French Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, He submitted his resignation on Monday amid a national controversy following controversial immigration legislation passed by President Emmanuel Macron.
The resignation of the 62-year-old official comes amid rumors of a profound reshaping of the government to give oxygen to the centrist president’s second term.
Apparently, The current head of Education, Gabriel Attal, appears as the favorite to succeed him.
Discussion. Premier Borne did not have parliamentary support in a minority government (EFE).T“Your work in the service of our nation has been exemplary every day. You have advanced our project with the courage, commitment and determination of statesmen. Thank you with all my heart,” President Emmanuel Macron said on his social accounts. X.
Very unpopular in the pollsthe president seeks to revitalize his mandate and breathe new life into his policies a year and a half after his re-election.
After 20 months at the helm of the Executive, Borne, the second woman to lead a government in France, paid the price for an office in which she had to face unpopular measures, such as pension reform or immigration law.
The latter, approved last month with the support of the conservative right and the far right, has caused a fragmentation of President Macron’s party, with enormous discontent in its left-most wing.
Figure. Prime Minister Borne comes from the French Socialist Party (EFE).Borne failed to find the necessary consensus to pass his government’s lawswhich has forced it to often resort to an article of the Constitution that allows it to adopt them without the vote of the deputies.
On the other hand, she was forced to overcome 30 motions of censure presented by the opposition, some of them won by a narrow margin, such as the one passed after the approval of the pension reform by just nine votes.
Even then her position at the helm of the government seemed compromised, but Macron chose to keep her in office on the condition that she was able to find the necessary agreements to avoid the paralysis of the country.
Borne of the Socialist Party, a renowned negotiator, has failed to attract either left or right opposition, a task that her successor will now face.
The Elysée has specified that the current prime minister will continue to deal with current affairs until he is replaced.
The head of education appears to be the favorite to lead the government, which, if confirmed, would take him to 34 years the youngest prime minister in French history.
Sources: EFE, AFP and Clarín
Source: Clarin
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