The French president appointed Prime Minister his protector, until recently Minister of Defense who supported Macron in his presidential candidacy in 2017, putting on.
The choice of 39 -year -old Lekorni suggests Macron’s determination to continue with a minority government that will strongly support the friendly business of economic reforms, which are intended to reduce taxation and rich taxation and increase the age limit.
Macron I, after the National Assembly, “threw” nine months after taking over its duties due to the austerity budget aimed at the country’s growing debt.
Who is the new Prime Minister of France
Sebastian Lekorni, the new Prime Minister of France, is one of the most interesting political figures in modern French history. Born in 1986 in Normandy, he began his political career very early, only in his 19 years, when he became the youngest parliamentary assistant in France.
Initially he was a member of the conservative “Republicans”, but with the rise of Emmanuel Macron and the Renaissance movement, he found his own path and managed to remain a loyal ally of the French president from 2017 until today – which makes him the only minister in the government.
His characterization by Politico as a political “Survivor” demonstrates his political flexibility, ability and perseverance, characteristics that helped him survive and become complex and difficult political circumstances. Despite his steady presence in decision -making centers, Lekorni maintains a dynamic local role in Normandy, where he is elected a regional councilor and devotes much of his time, showing a solid relationship with the local community.
His term of office at the Ministry of Defense made him a key to a key to French politics, especially after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In 2023 he pioneered the adoption of a law on military planning that secures the amount of 413 billion euros for the modernization of the French Ministerial Defense. Boris Pistorius is also of strategic importance, as they promote a new French -German axis that is expected to boost the defense potential of the European Union.
Despite his distinguished career, Lekorni maintains a low profile in the media, avoiding revealing details of his personal life, and has publicly denied that he is seeking prime minister, even when he was considered a favorite. However, in the backstage political environment he has been described as a “smooth operator” for his ability to manage discussions and respond with skill and calm, gaining respect for his opponents.
Ideologically, Lekorni expresses a staunch support for French sovereignty and reserves reservations for some of the European Union organs, such as the European Commission, by putting national independence as a priority. In his public positions he often mentions Charles De Gaulle and Pierre Mesmer, Def Gaulle’s defense minister, as standards for the state and politics.
Sebastian Lekorni’s choice as the Prime Minister comes at a critical time for France and his prime minister is expected to play a decisive role in the management of the social and economic challenges facing the country, and there are few who estimate that it will help enhance France’s position on the international stage.
Heavy reactions from party leaders to macron decision
Without losing the leaders of the largest parties in France, wanting to further increase the tension on the French political scene, they decided to criticize Bairo’s decision to replace Bairo by Lecorne. Right -wing National Coalition (RN) leader Marin Lepen, posting on X, characteristically said that “the president is giving the macronism to be a gift”, while predicting that his successor “will be called Zordan Bardela”. As Lepen pointed out: “We will judge – without illusions – the new Prime Minister based on his events, actions, orientations to give a budget to France, and this in the light of our red lines.”
The president draws the last cartridge of macronism, bunked with his small square of faithful. After the inevitable future legislative elections, the Prime Minister will be called Jordan Bardella.
– Marine Le Pen (@mlp_officiel)
For his part, the leader of France (LFI), Jean-Like Melanson by posting, and he commented on the placement of Lekorni as “a sad comedy of parliament” and stressed that: “Only his departure of Macron himself can do so. Political decency. “
Macron’s response to the reversal of Bayrou: now it is absolutely as before.
Only Macron’s departure himself can put an end to this sad comedy of contempt for Parliament, voters and political decency.
-Jean-Luc Mélenchon (@jlmelenchon)
For the “green” Marin Todelier, Lecorne’s appointment is “complete disrespect for the French people”, and as he said in a French channel, this move is a “challenge” and “all this will have a bad end”.
For his part, however, the Republican leader (LR) and outgoing Interior Minister Bruno Retaey said he was ready to “find points of agreement” with the new prime minister in order to build a “national majority”.
“I hope we can find points of agreement. I believe that there is the opportunity to build a project that satisfies what I call a national majority, “he said, while describing the fact that he was not appointed a socialist prime minister.
Tomorrow the delivery-receipt ceremony
According to French media, the transfer of power between François Bairou and the new Prime Minister Sebastian Lekorni, the delivery ceremony will take place tomorrow at noon in Matinion.
Macron’s choice to coincide with the day of – as expected – a large mobilization of Bloquons Tout (“blocking everything”), considered the new “yellow vests” seems to be designed to make an impression.
