French President Emmanuel Macron announced the list of ministers of the new government on Monday. without major changes, but with some nuances as a result of the results of the last parliamentary electionsand scandals such as those involving the Minister of Solidarity, Damien Abad, who was accused of rape.
After the second round of elections on 19 June, Macron had to replace a cabinet, which he previously warned would dismiss any members who could not get a seat. As Prime Minister, Eliabeth Borne will continue, something that has already been taken for granted.
Moreover The hard core of the executive is preserved, He took part with names such as Bruno Le Maire in Economics, Gérald Darmanin in Home Affairs, Catherine Colonna in Foreign Relations, Éric Dupond-Moretti in Justice and Sébastian Lecornu in Defense.
Become the new government spokesperson Olivier Veran ex-Minister of Health, this portfolio will now include the doctor Francois Braun She replaced Brigitte Bourguignon after the latter’s defeat in the last legislative election.
Renovation also served removing some of the most controversial figures from the previous cabinet, Minister of State for Development, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, the gynecologist accused of rape, and especially Damian AbadIt ended with sexual abuse accusations.
In the Abad case, which is the subject of official investigations, This Monday is the testimony of a former militant of conservative youth.In statements to the BFMTV network, ue accounts of a meeting in 2013 where she allegedly woke up confused in a hotel room after an encounter at a bar, according to her own version.
The testimony was recently published by Mediapart and one woman also points out that some kind of product could be swallowed that could cause her to lose consciousness and wake up in a room the next morning. However, Abad has always denied any harassment.
Source: Informacion
