FRANCE: Borloo Denies Contact w/Macron On PM Position, But Could Gain LR Backing
Reports have circulated in the French press throughout the course of the day that former Economy Minister Jean-Louis Borloo could be considered for the prime minister's office. The Elysee Palace released a statement on the evening of 8 October stating that President Emmanuel Macron would appoint a PM "within 48 hours". Initially, speculation had been that a candidate from (or aligned with) the centre-left Socialist Party (PS) would be nominated in an effort to gain the backing of the party's 68 deputies to pass a budget.
- However, Borloo's name has now begun to crop up in media articles regarding possible nominees. Borloo (74) served in various ministerial offices in the administrations of Gaullist presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy, and founded the liberal Union of Democrats and Independents in 2012.
- Asked about the rumours by AFP, the former Mayor of Valenciennes, said "I know absolutely nothing", and that he has had "no contact" with Macron or his team.
- Outgoing interior minister Bruno Retailleau, leader of the conservative Les Republicains, said that his party would not serve in gov't led by a leftist, 'Macronist' or technocratic PM. He said that Borloo was not any of these, as well as being a "disruptive" force in politics. This could leave the door open to Borloo gaining LR backing.
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