On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the resignation of the nation’s prime minister, Elisabeth Borne (pictured, 2022). Borne was appointed to the job in May 2022 after Macron won his second term and is only the second woman prime minister to lead the French government. File Photo by Christian Hartmann/EPA-EFE
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday the resignation of the country’s prime minister.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne — who was appointed to the job in May 2022 after Macron won his second term — is only the second woman prime minister to lead the French government. Advertisement
News of the decision about her job comes as a government reshuffling is expected later this summer amid June’s European Union parliamentary elections.
Her successor was not named.
Macron gave thanks to Borne, 62, for her “examplary” service to France as head of the Council of Ministers.
“You have put our project into effect with the courage, engagement and the determination of a stateswoman,” Macron posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The June EU parliamentary election comes at a time when France is months away from holding the scheduled 2024 Olympic Games. It also comes after the 2022 election defeat by Macron’s party, which resulted in the loss of a majority in the lower House of the French parliament.
Among the possible replacements for Borne’s post are Education Minister Gabriel Attal — the rumored frontrunner who would be France’s youngest and the first openly gay prime minister — or Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu or ex-Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie. Advertisement
