IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 1, 2024 «The "new-old" French government» (in Russian) by Yury Rubinskiy, Doctor of Sciences (History), Professor, Chief Researcher, Head of Centre for French Studies, Institute of Europe, RAS.
On January 8, 2024, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, informed of President Emmanuel Macron's intention to replace her government, resigned. Although officially the head of state praised the results of her activities, and E. Borne herself expressed gratitude for the trust granted, rumors about the conflict between them and inevitable reformatting of the highest echelon of executive power have been long spread by mass media, only guessing about its causes and possible consequences. This author is analyzing the latter.