Macron's first second-term cabinet reshuffle established a minority government after his coalition lost its parliamentary majority in June 2022.
Key Facts
- Date of reshuffle
- 4 July 2022
- Seats lost vs previous parliament
- 38 seats short of overall majority
- Ministers who lost election seats
- 3 (including 2 senior ministers)
- New ministers added
- Approximately two dozen
- Prime Minister
- Élisabeth Borne
- Governing arrangement post-reshuffle
- Three-party minority coalition government
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The June 2022 French legislative elections produced an unexpected outcome in which Macron's centrist coalition fell 38 seats short of a parliamentary majority, down from a 115-seat majority. Three ministers lost their seats, and Overseas Minister Yaël Braun-Pivet resigned to seek the presidency of the National Assembly, necessitating cabinet changes.
On 4 July 2022, President Macron carried out a reshuffle of the government led by Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne. Several ministers were replaced—including those who had lost their seats or faced scandal—while about two dozen new appointments were made. The reshuffle prioritised balancing internal coalition factions rather than broadening parliamentary support.
The reshuffle produced a three-party minority coalition government that chose to govern on a bill-by-bill basis without seeking a formal vote of confidence in the National Assembly. This approach reflected the political reality of a hung parliament and signalled a pragmatic, issue-by-issue legislative strategy for Macron's second term.