“It is the choice of competence at the service of France, a woman of principle, action and achievement,” proclaimed the Elysée. Under this premise, the Minister of Labour Elizabeth Bornewas named today by Emmanuel Macron who immediately put them in charge of forming the new government. 61-year-old La Borne — former Minister of Transport, then Ecology, then Labor — is France’s first female Prime Minister thereafter Edith Cresson, appointed by the socialist president 30 years ago Francois Mitterand.
Borne, once close to the Socialists, has had a long technical and political career. She belongs to the left wing of the French president’s party, which she considers loyal and tenacious. Borne was born in Paris on April 18, 1961, to a Russian Jew with a background in the French Resistance and a pharmacist from the Calvados region. building and civil engineer, has been involved in politics since the early 1990s, was an advisor to the socialist ministers Lionel Jospin and Jack Lang and became strategy director of the French national railways (SNCF) in 2002. It was too Prefect of the Poitou-Charente regionChief of Cabinet of the Environment Minister Segolene Royale and President of Paris Urban Transport (Ratp) from 2015 to 2017. She is divorced and the mother of one child. It will have to face what Le Figaro calls “the mother of all battles,” or rather, pension reform. Borne has never submitted to the judgment of the voters in his entire career. He will do so for the first time in June’s general election, running for a seat in Calvados, his mother’s region of origin.
For Marine Le Pen, beaten only by Macron in the last presidential election, it continues in the Elysée with Borne “his politics of contempt and social plunder“. Unlike the gauche, Jean Luc Melenchon speaks of “one of the toughest figures of social abuse”. With La Borne, who critics accuse of a certain coldness and lack of flexibility – especially in negotiations with the social partners – Macron’s second mandate begins, with which he already discussed the formation of the new government at the first meeting in the Elysée today. A structure that is to be announced in the shortest possible time, but which – like the Prime Minister herself – will then be subject to verification for the parliamentary elections in mid-June. In the event of a sensational defeat – actually a rejection by the voters – the government will be overthrown and a new prime minister must be appointed.
As Ansa reports, Borne had a difficult childhood, her father – who survived the Holocaust – died when she was only 11 years old, leaving her mother without means. He graduated from the Politechnique thanks to state subsidies for orphans of French war victims. Her career started at a very young age, even under middle edgethen he was one of the advisers to the Socialist prime minister Lionel Jospin, a close collaborator of Ségolene Royal. Over the years she has built a reputation as a patient and tireless builder of agreements, reforms and agreements, particularly in the transport sector. On his desk – after Castex and at the beginning of Macron’s second term – issues like that are burning reassessment of purchasing power Macron’s promise and his opponents’ workhorse in the presidential election. But also the consequences of the war and ecological planning, on which the President has announced since the evening of his re-election that he wants to bet a lot.
His appointment comes after Castex’s departure was mistakenly announced two days ago. The French government website had published a page announcing the government’s resignation. The announcement was made “due to technical problems”. The resignation of Castex, who dismissed his ministers on Thursday evening at a dinner in the Elysée, was not to be expected before today. Castex welcomed its ministers to a dinner party last week. The now-former prime minister has repeatedly reiterated that he is not seeking any new political office and in any case intends to pause for several weeks. For his part, Macron said a week ago after his re-election on April 24 that he already knew who his next prime minister would be and expected it to be a “social”, “environmental” and “productive” minister. Profile. Among the best-known names are Borne, the director of Unesco, Audrey Azoulayand the former Socialist Minister of Social Affairs Marisol Touraine.
goods a @JeanCastex, à son government et à toute son équipe. Durant près de deux ans, das agi avec passion et engagement au service de la France. Soyons fiers du travail accompli et des results obtenus ensemble. pic.twitter.com/AmJ2WkCety
– Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 16, 2022