The reshuffle, a snub from Holland to Valls – Europe1

The reshuffle Thursday clearly marks the takeover of François Hollande and the weakening of Manuel Valls. The ejection of Fleur Pellerin Ministry of Culture embodies the political arm of discrete iron, but virile between the Elysée and Matignon. The former councilor campaign of President of the Republic is a friend of Manuel Valls, with whom she spent Christmas Eve on 31 December. She sacked even as it defends its culture law in Parliament. His ouster used to promote Audrey Azoulay, Advisor and protected from the Head of State

The authority flouted Manuel Valls Another symbol:.. Environmentalists, that Manuel Valls has driven and François Hollande returns. The head of state offers them the questioning of Notre-Dame-des-Landes via a citizens’ consultation. The authority of Manuel Valls, who wanted to remain firm on the airport project, is violated. And the predecessor of Manuel Valls at Matignon, Jean-Marc Ayrault, becoming number two in the government as head of the Foreign Ministry. It will be located to the right of François Hollande to the cabinet and remain in direct line to the President, indicating that Foreign escape Matignon.
A permanent need for battle. with this tightening, Francois Hollande wants to expand its majority, but he accuses Manuel Valls? The head of government is loyal and he is also still in office. He has the eyes of the head of state, a major flaw: it divides more than it collects. When Christiane Taubira left the government saying “To resist is to learn from,” Manuel Valls could not help responding to him “To resist is to face reality.” The president criticized the prime minister’s permanent power relations and this craving for battle. “Pay attention to human relationships,” often repeats the head of state in private.

private Valls policy speech. This is because it needs to collect, soothe, Francois Hollande held its prime minister to distance redesign, by depriving it of a policy speech. A revision of this scale traditionally leads the government’s resignation and the appointment of a new prime minister, who must give a speech to assert its authority in Parliament. The Elysee has chosen a simplified procedure and it is the President himself who took care to explain the meaning of this revision to the French, the same day on television.

A team to closely monitor A broad government with a prime minister a little back. How’s keep that team? There are two prime ministers – former and one that had its head – who cordially detest, while Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron, a President of the protected, is crossed regularly by Manuel Valls. For its part, Segolene Royal is disappointed not to have had the Quai d’Orsay, not to mention a host of inexperienced junior ministers. François Hollande will have to hold the reins tight to avoid false notes.