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Discover the key figures surrounding the new Prime Minister, from his long-time collaborators to his influential political supporters Discreet and little known to the general public, the new Prime Minister
France’s new prime minister, His Majesty's ‘opposition’ and La France Insoumise
Since Sébastien Lecornu's appointment on 9 September, the mainstream media have been singing the same old tune as they did in the early days of Barnier and Bayrou’s premierships: the new Prime Minister is a man of ‘dialogue’ and ‘compromise’, an affable ‘negotiator’ appreciated by the parliamentary opposition – in short, the political equivalent of the ideal son-in-law.
It will not have escaped you that François Bayrou was replaced by Sébastien Lecornu in the post of Prime Minister. The first, faced with the Betharram scandal and a drop in points among public opinion, was forced to leave his place. His replacement ? Sébastien Lecornu, therefore, not yet 40 years old. He was several times minister before becoming Caliph in place of the Caliph. Some indiscretions appear here on the political man. In particular a …
It is now official: on Tuesday 9 September, Emmanuel Macron chose Sébastien Lecornu to take up the post of Prime Minister. He took over from François Bayrou, who had left his office after not having obtained the confidence of Parliament. This appointment hardly surprised, the name of the former minister of the armies already circulating among the main candidates to replace the mayor of Pau. Faithful to tradition, a transfer of power took place t…
Explosions in France as Macron names his pal Lecornu Prime Minister
On September 8, the sleepy minority government of François Bayrou fell. This was the reactionary Prime Minister who recently expressed sympathy with those who “felt we were being flooded with migrants”. Since June 2024, the Left has had the biggest grouping within the French National Assembly, but President Macron is not prepared to respect democracy
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