The new government has just been announced, and I am rubbing my eyes in disbelief. Elisabeth Borne as no. 2? Retailleau still at Interior. Darmanin at Justice. Dati maintained at Culture. Valls (Valls!) for DOM-TOM. Rebsamen for Aménagement du Territoire. This is a government of retreads, and yet another poke in the eye for those who had hoped that Macron would at least pay lip service to those who believe he has utterly failed to respond to the voters’ expressed desire for change. It’s hard to believe that Bayrou, a politician with 40+ years of experience, consented to this stubborn reaffirmation of the status quo. Can this government survive into 2025?
