Louis de Raguenel, edited by Mélanie Faure 11:10 a.m., May 17, 2022

The appointment this Monday of Elisabeth Borne as Prime Minister is a new page that turns in the new five-year term of Emmanuel Macron, re-elected on April 24.

The former Minister of Labor comes from the left and has worked with the likes of Jack Lang and Ségolène Royal.

A choice that the Head of State has matured for a long time.

Thirty years after the Edith Cresson era, a woman is back at Matignon.

Elisabeth Borne was appointed Prime Minister by Emmanuel Macron on Monday.

The announcement was made after the resignation of Jean Castex, after almost two years in this position.

The arrival of Elisabeth Borne at the head of Matignon is a marker for the rest of the five-year term, because she comes from the left.

The former chief of staff of Ségolène Royal at the Ministry of Ecology from 2014 to 2015 has indeed also served Ministers Jack Lang and Lionel Jospin in the past.

But that's not all, since Emmanuel Macron has brandished ecology as a priority for his new five-year term, the former Minister of Ecological Transition, and new host of Matignon, Elisabeth Borne, is perfectly able to to be on the front line on this file.

And for good reason, she knows the subject perfectly in its technical dimension.

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But what is certainly most important for the president is that Elisabeth Borne likes technical files.

The former president of the RATP "takes pleasure in knowing each subject in its complexity and its details, she likes the execution", confides an adviser from the Élysée.

A real asset for Emmanuel Macron, who is preparing for the legislative elections to be held on June 12 and 19.

Still, all is not won for Elisabeth Borne.

Not political, the Prime Minister will have to prove herself as head of government and of the majority.

Since her appointment on Monday evening, she has three priorities: the formation of her government, the fight for legislative elections and pension reform.