France’s first female PM in 30 years has been a regular in the corridors of power for several decades
Élisabeth Borne, who has been appointed, has a reputation as a technocrat with a long career in many different government ministries and local administrations. She is experienced in negotiating with trade unions, seen as crucial as Emmanuel Macron prepares an overhaul of the pensions and benefits system which could lead to street protests.
During Macron’s first term in office, Borne often contested the view that the pro-business president had veered from his stance of “neither left nor right” to firmly centre right. Borne, who describes herself as driven by “social justice and equal opportunities” would repeat Macron’s argument that “helping everyone to free themselves through work is a value of the left”. She told Le Figaro last year: “Social democracy is still alive and it’s the president who is leading it.
When Borne served as the first female prefect of the western region of Poitou-Charentes, as she signed her first decree of French naturalisation for a person who had obtained citizenship, she reportedly cited her own family roots which she said symbolised the integration of refugees in France.
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