In France, the post of prime minister, which became vacant after the resignation of Jean Castex, was replaced by the current Minister of Labour, Elisabeth Borne. A statement from the Elysee Palace said the 61-year-old Borne had been appointed Prime Minister and tasked with forming the new government.
During Macron’s first term in office, Borne served as Minister of Transport (2017-2019), Minister of Ecology (2019-2020) and Minister of Labour (2020-2022), respectively.
Borne, France 5. She became the second female prime minister of the Republic.
France’s first female prime minister was Edith Cresson for about 11 months under former François Mitterrand.
The Elysee Palace announced that Castex had submitted his and his government’s resignation to Macron and that his resignation had been accepted.
