However, there is a change at Itamaraty: Stéphane Séjourné, general secretary of Macron's Renaissance party and former presidential advisor, replaces Catherine Colonna. With the new government, Macron wants to unite his own camp and reach the European elections stronger.
As part of the government reshuffle in France, President Emmanuel Macron stands alongside many of the heavyweights from the previous cabinet. Bruno Le Maire continues to be Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance and Gérald Darmanin continues to be head of the Department of the Interior, as announced by the Élysée Palace on Thursday night in Paris. The Minister of Defense remains Sébastian Lecornu and the judiciary continues to be headed by Éric Dupond-Moretti.
However, there is a change at Itamaraty: Stéphane Séjourné, general secretary of Macron's Renaissance party and former presidential advisor, replaces Catherine Colonna.
There is also a change at the top of the Ministry of Culture. This will be headed by Rachida Dati, who was Minister of Justice from 2007 to 2009 and belongs to the conservative opposition party Les Républicains. She succeeds Rima Abdul Malak, who was involved in the case involving actor Gérard Depardieu, accused of sexism and sexual abuse. She described Depardieu as a “disgrace to France”, while Macron partially defended the actor.
Government resigned under pressure from Macron
On Tuesday, Macron named the previous education minister, Gabriel Attal, as the new prime minister. Élisabeth Borne's centrist government had already resigned under pressure from the president. The Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, is now also responsible for the education department. For Macron, the government reshuffle represents progress. Since the 2022 parliamentary elections, his camp no longer has an absolute majority in the National Assembly and depends on the votes of the opposition.
With the new government, Macron wants to unite his own camp and enter stronger into the European elections, in which Marine Le Pen's right-wing nationalists threaten to significantly outnumber his troops. (APA/dpa)