Europe 1 with AFP 16:09 p.m., January 07, 2024

While a reshuffle has been expected for several days, Bruno Le Maire has advocated the need for "stability" for the economy and finances. "I am proud of the functions I hold, happy with the functions I hold and honored by the mission entrusted to me by the President of the Republic, so I don't ask myself any questions," he said.

Bruno Le Maire on Sunday advocated the need for "stability" for the economy and finances, as a potentially large-scale government reshuffle is expected. "As far as the economy and finances are concerned, stability in these periods of great upheaval has many virtues," said on France 3 the Minister of the Economy, referring to the war in Ukraine or the regional consequences of the conflict in Gaza. "I am proud of the functions I hold, happy with the functions I hold and honored by the mission entrusted to me by the President of the Republic, so I don't ask myself any questions," he added.

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He has also ruled out leading the majority list in the European elections in June. "You can't be in the oven and in the mill. Me, my oven, it's in Bercy, that's where I try to make the best bread possible and build the best things possible for the French," he said.

"My role is to take care of our compatriots"

He also ruled out taking up a post in Strasbourg or Brussels. "I don't think it's my wish or my future at all. I think that today, my role is to take care of our compatriots, to tip the French economy definitively towards the side of the great economic powers of the 21st century," he added.

Emmanuel Macron is currently considering a government reshuffle, although the extent and precise timetable are not known.