According to several media outlets, the government of Elisabeth Bornedossier will cancel the Council of Ministers of January 3rd at the Elysée Palace. Enough to fuel rumors of an impending reshuffle.
Reshuffle or hangover? No reason or explanation has been leaked that could explain the cancellation of the Council of Ministers meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 3rd. The information was treated confidentially. On the evening of December 31st it reached first FranceInfo, then Europe 1.
“However, those around Emmanuel Macron do not want to give the reason for this cancellation. The next Council of Ministers will therefore take place on Wednesday, January 10th,” writes the public broadcaster’s website. Maybe Elisabeth Borne would like to extend her stay in Guyana, where she spent New Year's Eve? She visited the armed forces fighting against illegal gold panning in particular, before visiting a river checkpoint and an Indian village by canoe.
This postponement of the weekly Council of Ministers more closely reflects the change in the government team that François Bayrou called for on Christmas Eve and which is rumored to be announced for the first half of January.
In his greetings at the end of the year, Emmanuel Macron was satisfied with “very special […] “I thank the Prime Minister and her government” for their actions. A formula that can be interpreted as a farewell to an executive that was torn apart by the votes of the National Assembly when the recent and very controversial immigration law was passed. One minister, Aurélien Rousseau, resigned and another had her resignation rejected.
The head of state also promised a “meeting with the nation” in January, about which nothing is yet known. In politics, the year 2024 begins with anticipation.