Élisabeth Borne puts her position at the disposal of the French president, as marked by the republican tradition after the parliamentary elections, but the head of the executive says the government must “go on with the task”
French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne has tendered her resignation, but President Emmanuel Macron has rejected it so that “the government continues with the task,” the Elysée Palace has announced. According to French republican tradition, after parliamentary elections, the prime minister offers his resignation to the president, even in the event of a victory for the ruling party.
Borne was appointed on May 16. She is the second woman in the history of France to become prime minister, after Edith Cresson, who took up the post in 1991 under the appointment of the socialist François Mitterrand. In Borne’s case, with a technocratic profile, she was elected a deputy for a constituency in Calvados on Sunday in the second round of parliamentary elections. It was the first time he ran for election. His professional career has developed entirely in administration, in ministerial cabinets and in large public companies. Before becoming Prime Minister, she headed the Transport, Ecological Transition and Employment portfolios during Macron’s first term.
France held the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday. The party coalition of the president and his allies won, but lost an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Macron is now looking for the formula to run the country with a relative majority and with the left and far right in strong positions in the lower house.
Macron will receive today and tomorrow at the Elysée the heads of the parties that have enough deputies (at least 15) to form a parliamentary faction in the National Assembly. According to sources from his department, the president wants “to carry out the necessary political consultations to identify possible constructive solutions in the service of the French”.
On the other hand, the Prime Minister will meet with all members of the government this afternoon. This is an extraordinary gathering. The Council of Ministers scheduled to be held today has been canceled and will be replaced by this meeting, which will be attended by Ministers Amélie de Montchalin (Ecological Transition) and Brigitte Bourguignon (Health), as well as Secretary of State for the Sea, Justine Benin. The three must resign because they failed to secure a seat in the National Assembly and lack the support of the polls.
Source: La Verdad
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