Like every Prime Minister before her, Elisabeth Borne planted a tree on Monday in the Matignon garden.
This tradition specific to heads of government was launched in 1978 by Raymond Barre, reports BFMTV.
All respected him with the exception of Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister during the cohabitation at the end of the 1980s. For her gardener moment, Elisabeth Borne wanted to stand out from her predecessors.
"Usually, we go to a nursery," explained the Prime Minister to
Paris Match
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“There, I made the choice to take a young shoot that had arrived at the bottom of the garden in the wind.
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🌳 Élisabeth Borne planted her tree in Matignon, as tradition dictates pic.twitter.com/5TXC67aENY
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An oak tree for persistence and resilience
Her choice fell on a holm oak, a “species from the south which will be able to adapt to global warming”, added the Head of State during this interview.
“Besides, it's an evergreen, a sign of sustainability!
Persistent and resilient, that's what suits me.
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Many Prime Ministers have chosen an oak to respect this tradition: Pierre Mauroy, Laurent Fabius, Dominique de Villepin or Manuel Valls.
Elisabeth Borne's direct predecessor, Jean Castex, had chosen an ash tree, a "resistant and solid" tree in the midst of the Covid-19 epidemic, recalls BFMTV.
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