François Bayrou appoints cabinet from middle political ground, excluding hard leftThe French prime minister has announced his new government – the country’s fourth since the beginning of the year – in the hope his administration can see off another vote of no confidence from a bitterly divided parliament.There is a mix of old and new in François Bayrou’s government, which includes several familiar faces: the former interior minister Gérald Darmanin has been appointed justice minister; the former prime minister Elisabeth Borne, a technocrat, returns to government as education secretary, while another former prime minister, Manuel Valls – who served under the socialist president François Hollande, has been appointed overseas minister. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/23/french-pm-names-new-government-hoping-to-avoid-another-no-confidence-vote
Author : Kim Willsher in Paris
Publish date : 2024-12-23 22:14:00
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