Élisabeth Borne presented this Monday her resignation as French Prime Minister, as announced by the Elysée, while the current head of Education, Gabriel Attal, appears as a favorite for his succession. The change enters into the remodeling of Emmanuel Macron’s Government.

“Your work in the service of our nation every day has been exemplary. You have led our project with the courage, commitment and determination of stateswomen. Thank you with all my heart,” said President Emmanuel Macron on his X social account.

Very unpopular in the polls, the president seeks to revitalize his mandate and give new life to his politics a year and a half after his re-election. After 20 months at the head of the Executive, Borne, the second woman to lead a government in France, has paid the price of a position in which she has faced unpopular measures, such as the pension reform or the immigration law.

Fragmentation in the party

The latter, approved last month with the support of the conservative right and the far right, caused a fragmentation of President Macron’s party, with enormous discontent among its most left wing. Terminal has not been able to find consensus necessary to approve the laws of her government, which has forced her to frequently resort to an article of the Constitution that allows her to adopt them without a vote of the deputies.

On the other hand, it has been forced to overcome 30 motions of censure presented by the opposition, some of them won by a narrow margin, such as the one he won after the approval of the pension reform by only nine votes. Even then, her position at the head of the Government seemed compromised, but Macron opted to keep her in office on the condition that she knew how to find the necessary agreements to avoid a paralysis of the country.

Terminal, 62 years old, from the Socialist Party, A renowned negotiator, she has failed to attract either left-wing or right-wing opposition, a task that her successor will now have to face. The Elysée has indicated that the current prime minister will continue to deal with current affairs until she is relieved. The head of Education, Gabriel Attal, appears as the favorite to lead the Government, which, if confirmed, would make him, at 34, the youngest prime minister in the history of France.