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French President Emmanuel Macron has reshuffled his cabinet, promoting relatively obscure Loyalists and politicians, which ended two weeks of speculation following the resignation of former ally Gérard Collomb of the post Minister of the Interior.
The media has hinted that the president was struggling to restructure his government, as five candidates rejected offers of recruitment. With the revelation of the new cabinet, many are seeing a sharp turn to the right, confirming the accusations of the political left that Macron, who has portrayed himself as centrist, aims to promote more right-wing policies, especially in immigration and the economy. .
Collomb was replaced by Christophe Castaner, loyal loyalist of Macron, who was formerly leader of the president's political party, La République en Marche. Although Castaner was largely unknown before joining Macron's party in early 2017, he quickly gained prominence as a strong supporter of the president.
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While respecting gender equality, with 17 men and 17 women, the government also promoted Didier Guillaume, a Socialist senator, head of the Ministry of Agriculture and deputy Franck Riester, a former ally of the government. former conservative president Nicolas Sarkozy, to the head of the Ministry of Culture. Other nominations include the promotion of Jacqueline Gourault as Minister of Territorial Cohesion, Marc Fesneau as Minister of Parliamentary Relations and Julien Denormandie as Minister of Cities and Housing. The Minister of Digital, Mounir Mahjoubi, will now report to the Minister of Finance, Bruno Le Maire, his department has been restructured.
The reshuffle came after Macron's approval dropped below 30%. It also followed more than a hundred thousand people walking the streets to protest against his reformist policies last week. In addition, the president has experienced political difficulties since the end of the summer, with three ministers having announced their resignation from his government.
Although the former Interior Minister, Collomb, has officially retired to prepare for a mayor post in Lyon, a post he held before joining the national government in 2017, he had publicly criticized the president on several occasions. His departure was followed by Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot, who announced his resignation at the end of August, and the popular sports minister, Laura Flessel, who withdrew in early September. In his statement of resignation, Hulot accused the Macron administration of being influenced by powerful lobbies. Flessel cited "personal reasons".
Macron is also struggling with an image problem. Many French citizens consider him disconnected from the reality he is confronted with and nicknamed him "president of the rich".
A series of public blunders have fueled the critics. In September, a video of Macron dismissing the complaints of an unemployed person became viral. During the meeting, the president hinted that the man was simply not looking for enough work and that he could find a job simply by "crossing the street". as well as for the ordering of 1,200 plates for a cost of several hundred thousand euros to a high-end producer. Last August, it was reported that Macron spent nearly $ 30,000 in makeup during his first three months in office.
The leaders of the demonstration accused the Macron government of "destroying the French social model" and mistakenly believe that "the reduction of social contributions would be beneficial for the power of purchase". Unions are planning new events in the coming months. reforms that target pensions and unemployment benefits.
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