Refining the government casting is taking more time than hoped, reports Bastien Augey, from the TF1/LCI political service, while the announcement of the second round of government appointments has been postponed until Wednesday.
According to our information, two reasons explain this delay. Already, the balances between the different territories, the different components of the majority and in terms of parity, are difficult to find. “Every time a name moves, it can make everything move again,” summarizes an advisor close to the executive. The second issue is that of the Ministry of National Education. “The only thing Emmanuel Macron is looking at is whether Amélie Oudéa-Castéra is effective and takes action,” indicates another source close to the negotiations. And more and more people within the government seem to have doubts about this issue, due to the latest “controversies and communication blunders”.