When President Emmanuel Macron ran for his second term, he promised „renewal“. It was not to be a simple continuation of his first term. At the same time, he announced that he would continue his reforms, which were interrupted by the yellow vest protests and the pandemic. To mark this change, Macron sent a strong signal. He chose Élisabeth Borne, a woman, as prime minister. This is the second time since Edith Cresson 31 years ago that a woman has held the office, after two prime ministers who came from the conservative camp, now a politician from the left wing of Macron’s LREM movement.