Elisabeth Borne Remains French Prime Minister Despite Election Upset, Her Spokeswoman Says

© AFP 2023 / LUDOVIC MARINFrance's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne gives a speech after the first results of the parliamentary elections at Matignon in Paris on June 19, 2022.
France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne gives a speech after the first results of the parliamentary elections at Matignon in Paris on June 19, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 20.06.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Elisabeth Borne will keep her position as France's prime minister after the presidential alliance lost its absolute majority in parliamentary polls on Sunday, the government spokeswoman said.
"The prime minister remains a prime minister. She had the courage to go to the ballot box instead of lecturing on TV. Admittedly, the score is weak… but what really counts is that the prime minister was elected during these extremely difficult times," Olivia Gregoire told France Inter radio.
Borne was elected to the lower-house National Assembly for the northern Calvados region with 52.46% of the vote.
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