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François Bayrou at the national tribute paid to the victims of Hamas at the Invalides in Paris on February 7, 2024.

François Bayrou's virulent cost towards Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, on Wednesday night, might foreshadow a sanction. Ultimately, this isn’t the case for the reason that MoDem emerges bolstered by the second wave of appointments geared toward finishing the Attal authorities, introduced Thursday February 8.

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The former Secretary of State for Diversity, Sarah El Haïry, turns into Minister Delegate in control of Children, Youth and Families, whereas Jean-Noël Barrot is appointed Minister Delegate in control of Europe. Her vacant place within the digital secretariat is crammed by Marina Ferrari, till now MP for Savoie, and member of MoDem since its creation in 2007.

With Marc Fesneau, returned to agriculture on January 11, the centrist get together has 4 members inside the Attal authorities. Or the identical determine as below Elisabeth Borne. Some executives of the presidential get together predicted a scathing disavowal for François Bayrou's troops after he publicly expressed a distinction of views with the pinnacle of state and the prime minister.

“Lack of deep agreement”

While his identify was circulating to switch Amélie Oudéa-Castéra in problem in schooling, Mr. Bayrou in the end refused to take part within the authorities. A choice abruptly introduced Wednesday night, in a press launch despatched to AFP, during which he notably deplored “the absence of deep agreement on the policy to follow”, resulting in an open disaster inside the majority.

Which subsequently resulted within the upkeep of the MoDem ministerial portfolios. With an settlement that provides a method out for the 2 allies. Mr. Bayrou's affect nonetheless seems intact. Behind the scenes, his lieutenants gasoline the story of Gabriel Attal wishing to exfiltrate MoDem ministers, however who needed to abandon his undertaking after the umpteenth bout of stress from François Bayrou.

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Thursday night, on France 2, Mr. Attal additionally tried to attenuate the scope of the criticism of Béarnais, evoking a easy ” debate “ Or “disagreement on part of the line followed” however not one ” incident “. Before specifying that ” Of course “, he all the time thought of the mayor of Pau to be a dependable companion. For his half, the Prime Minister can congratulate himself on having succeeded in closing the psychodrama, lower than twenty-four hours after it started.

But at what value ? Because the maneuver of the septuagenarian as soon as once more underlined the fragility of the federal government coalition. By not demoting François Bayrou and his MoDem, the pinnacle of state means that we will each oppose him and take part within the authorities. At the danger of giving the sensation of a majority in dire straits.

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