Macron speaks after the banlieue revolt and claims the hard line

Macron speaks after the banlieue revolt and claims the hard line

Jul 25, 2023 - 11:35
Macron speaks after the banlieue revolt and claims the hard line
Macron speaks after the banlieue revolt and claims the hard line

"Order, order, order, unacceptable violence, we will defend order." Emmanuel Macron has his first TV interview in a month. During the banlieue riots he had chosen not to speak and then given up on the traditional July 14th speech. And now the head of state confirms the line of firmness with the young people who devastated entire neighborhoods in the fiery nights of protest after the death of the young Nahel, killed by a policeman on June 27. According to Matignon, the seat of government, these are "adjustments" in the executive team that Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne presented to President Emmanuel Macron. Some of the main departments, such as those of Foreign Affairs, the Economy, Justice and the Interior, should keep the current ministers.

 As anticipated by the television station "BfmTv", the head of Education, Pap Ndiaye, will be replaced by Gabriel Attal, currently at the head of the Public Accounts, while the Minister of Health Francois Braun should be replaced by the former director of Borne's cabinet, Aurelien Rousseau. On the verge of leaving the government team there would also be the undersecretary for associative life, Marlene Schiappa, the minister of the City, Olivier Klein, and that of Solidarity, Cristophe Combe. Meanwhile, the Elysee has announced a Council of Ministers for tomorrow morning at 10. A speech by President Emmanuel Macron is also expected in the coming days, who as promised should take stock of the "100 days of truce" promised in mid-April at the height of tensions over the pension reform.