Elisabeth Borne alone in the storm

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NARRATIVE. The Prime Minister faces social, popular and political protest. Confidences at Point on the eve of a new day of strikes.

Par Mathilde Siraudspecial correspondent to Vire and Saint-Manvieu-Bocage (Calvados)

Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, traveling to Vire (Calvados), inaugurates the permanence of her deputy Freddy Sertin, Saturday January 28, 2023.
© Elodie Grégoire for “Le Point”

Published on 01/30/2023 at 6:59 p.m.
– Modified 01/30/2023 at 9:20 p.m

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TEveryone knows each other in Saint-Manvieu-Bocage. When the mayor of this rural commune of Calvados populated by 500 souls organizes his wishes, it is whole families who find themselves under the neon lights of the multipurpose hall. Chantal Desrues came with her husband, Patrick. She has just bumped into her sister and greets her nephew, Romain. Tables covered in white paper tablecloths and red napkins were lined up end to end. Since 2017, this village has been attached to Noues de Sienne, a new delegated municipality.

Elisabeth Borne came out on top in the legislative elections in June 2022, for her first election. Since then, the head of government has struggled to find time to return to her constituency. Saturday January 28, three days away from a new day of…