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Centrist prime minister François Bayrou appoints cabinet from middle political ground, excluding far-right and far-leftFrench prime minister François Bayrou 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 the latest government, which includes several familiar faces: former interior minister Gérald Darmanin has been appointed justice minister; former prime minister Elisabeth Borne, a technocrat, returns to government as education secretary while another prime minister Manuel Valls, who served under the socialist president François Hollande, has been appointed overseas minister. Continue reading…
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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 19:36:39
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