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  • Emmanuel Macron has finally made his choice and appointed Elisabeth Borne as Prime Minister.

  • Former boss of the RATP, regional prefect, Minister of Transport, Ecological Transition and then Labor, Elisabeth Borne seemed to tick all the boxes for the President of the Republic.

  • This appointment took place less than a month before the legislative elections.

    On June 12 and 19, the French men and women will elect the 577 deputies of the National Assembly.

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Who is Elisabeth Borne, a hard-working and loyal worker in the service of Emmanuel Macron?

Policy

Transfer of power: Jean Castex announces leaving national political life

8:25 a.m .: Macron “pursues his policy” of “social rampage”, according to Le Pen

Former RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday denounced Emmanuel Macron's "continuation of the policy of contempt, deconstruction of the state, social destruction" with the appointment of ex-Minister of Labor Elisabeth Borne as "Prime Minister".

"By appointing Elisabeth Borne as Prime Minister (sic), Emmanuel Macron demonstrates his inability to unite and the will to pursue his policy of contempt, deconstruction of the State, social destruction, tax racketeering and laxity", tweeted the finalist for the presidential election, alluding in particular to the reform of unemployment insurance during the previous five-year term.

8:24 am: Barely named, already tackled

The new Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is "among the harshest figures of social abuse" in Macronie, denounced Monday Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who hopes to be appointed to Matignon if the New Union of the Left (Nupes) wins the legislative elections. of June.

"Her appointment begins from the first moments with an attempt at deception, Ms. Borne would be a leftist woman", but "we do not grant her this label", said Jean-Luc Mélenchon in a statement to the press.

8:23 am: If you missed Monday's political day

Here is our recap, finally our live of the day.

You will find there all the echoes of the legislative campaign and above all, the live of the transfer of power between Jean Castex and Elisabeth Borne.

Jean Castex applauded for a long time after his speech, Élisabeth Borne officially Prime Minister

8:22 a.m.: “Act faster and stronger” for the climate

Elisabeth Borne, appointed Prime Minister on Monday, set her priority during a handover ceremony in Matignon at the end of the day, after paying strong tribute to her predecessor, Jean Castex, who left office without concealing his emotion. .

Faced with "the climatic and ecological challenge on which we must act faster and stronger, I am convinced that we will be able to do so by involving even more the living forces of our territory, because it is very close to the French people that we will find the right answers”, launched the new Prime Minister.

Elisabeth Borne also paid tribute to her only predecessor in this position, Edith Cresson, and dedicated her appointment "to all the little girls", whom she invited to "go after (their) dreams".

8:15 am: Come on, let's take stock of the legislative agenda

Deadline for submitting applications?

Candidates can file a duplicate copy of their declaration of candidacy at the prefecture between 4 and 20 May, at 6 p.m.

A similar declaration must be completed for the substitute, who is the person who would be called upon to succeed him in the event of a vacancy in the seat.

To be able to access the second round, it is necessary to have gathered at least 12.5% ​​of the voters registered during the first round.

Applications must be submitted to the prefecture before Tuesday, June 14, at 6 p.m.

The date of the opening of the official campaign?

It is the second Monday preceding the date of the poll, ie May 30 for the first round.

In metropolitan France, it will end on Friday June 10, at midnight.

The date of the first round for French people living abroad and in Polynesia?

French people living abroad on the American continent, as well as those from the Caribbean, will go to the voting booth on Saturday June 4.

For other French nationals abroad, as well as for residents of French Polynesia, the first round will take place on Sunday, June 5, according to the site of French diplomacy.

The dates of the two rounds?

Nearly 48 million French people will be called to the polls on Sunday June 12 for the first round of legislative elections and on Sunday June 19 for the second round.

Some overseas territories will vote the day before the first and second rounds, on June 11 and 18.

The start date of the new legislature in the National Assembly?

The National Assembly will take office on June 22.

On Tuesday June 28, the new deputies will begin to sit in the hemicycle.

They will then elect the President of the National Assembly, who will succeed Richard Ferrand.

And it is only on June 29 that the composition of the eight permanent committees and the office of the National Assembly will be known.

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