French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on January 8.
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Madam Prime Minister, Dear Elizabeth Bourne, your service to our nation has been exemplary every day. You carried out our project with the courage, dedication and determination of statesmen. “Thank you with all my heart,” Macron wrote on social network X.
Bourne has held office since May 2022, during which time she managed to introduce unpopular reforms such as raising the retirement age to 64 and strengthening immigration laws.
She didn’t lose, but she is paying for the damage caused by the immigration law and a certain weariness in our camp. We all wanted something different,” the Macronist MP summed up in a commentary to BFM TV.
France24 writes that Born’s resignation will not lead to a change in France’s political course, but rather signals President Macron’s desire to focus on new priorities within the country.
The past year has been marred by political scandals over controversial reforms to the pension system and immigration laws.
Information about possible changes in the government has begun to appear in the press in recent days.
In addition, the French media published the results of polls, the majority of participants in which were in favor of Bourne’s resignation.
Elisabeth Borne became the second woman in French history to hold the position of prime minister.
34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal and 37-year-old Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu were named as potential candidates to replace her.
Source: Racurs
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