The president elected Nicolas Sarkozy proposed in Hubert Védrine, former Foreign Minister of Lionel Jospin, to occupy the same function in his government and Mr. Védrine “reflects there”, one learned Friday May 11 from concordant sources. “Nicolas Sarkozy proposed the Quay of Orsay with Hubert Védrine. Mr. Védrine thinks of it”, ensured these sources AFP. Hubert Védrine went Friday morning in the offices of Nicolas Sarkozy, street Saint-Domenica. Nicolas Sarkozy made share on several occasions his will to constitute an “open” government with personalities of left and center. Its future Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, should be named on May 16 at the evening or on May 17. The government could be announced on May 18, with behaviour of the first Council of Ministers the very same day.

“Heavy lorries”

The “heavy lorries” of UMP, about assured to enter to the government, are Alain Juppe (with the head of a large Environnement pole, durable development, energy, transport), Jean-Louis Borloo (Strategy economic, employment and companies), and Xavier Bertrand (Accounts). The ministry for Agriculture could be entrusted to an UDF, that is to say Herve Morin, president of the UDF group to the Parliament, or Maurice Leroy, appointed UDF of Eure-and-dormouse, indicated the same sources. Michele Alliot-Marie, Minister for outgoing Defense, would have liked to have the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. But in front of the refusal of Nicol have Sarkozy to yield it to him, and not being sure to become the next president of the French National Assembly, an option which him sied also, Michele Alliot-Marie would accept another governmental station, which was not specified. Frederic Salat-Baroux, close collaborator to Jacques Chirac, ex-secretary general of the Elysium and current adviser of State, is also ensured to enter to the government. It could be with the ministry for the social Affairs. Henri Guaino, feather of the Sarkozy candidate, would become his special adviser in the Elysium. David Martinon, former diplomatic adviser of Nicolas Sarkozy when he was a Minister of Interior Department, former principal private secretary when he was candidate with presidential, will be the spokesman of the Elysium.

Close relations

Two close relations of Nicolas Sarkozy, Christian Estrosi, minister delegated to the outgoing Regional planning, and Patrick Devedjian, political adviser of the president of UMP would become respectively president of the UMP group to the Parliament and president of the Council general of the Top-of-Seine. This last station, Mr. Devedjian, deputy and mayor of Antony, succèderait in Nicolas Sarkozy. Another very near to Nicolas Sarkozy, Brice Hortefeux, would be had a presentiment of like future president of UMP, or secretary general if the post of president had been suddenly removed, like that was considered. Nicolas Sarkozy will announce his resignation of the presidency of UMP at the time of the national Council of the movement, Monday. The ministry for the Interior does not have, seems it, still not allotted. Several women are also had a presentiment of to enter to the government, for which Nicolas Sarkozy promised the “parity”: Christine Lagarde (current minister delegated to the foreign Trade), Christine Albanel, president of the Publicly-owned establishment of the museum and the national field of Versailles, Valerie Pécresse, deputy of Yvelines and spokesman of UMP. Also had a presentiment of: Anne Lauvergeon, president of the nuclear group French Areva, which was received Friday to the 35 street Saint-Domenica, where Nicolas Sarkozy has her offices while waiting to return to the Elysium, and Rachida Dati, ex-carry-word of the Sarkozy candidate, for whom one evoked the ministry for Justice. (AFP)