PARIS (AP) — France’s newly reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecorne A new government was formed on Sunday as it faces pressure to quickly come up with a budget and quell political turmoil that has scared off businesses and investors and tarnished the country’s image.
The cabinet includes members from previous governments allied with French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist and conservative allies, as well as people from outside politics.
how This new team will survive. Macron, whose term ends in 2027, lacks a majority of the people. deeply divided parliament. Opposition members are demanding new elections or his resignation.
Lecorne, a 39-year-old centrist and close ally of President Macron, and his government will now have to find a compromise to avoid an immediate no-confidence vote in parliament, which is deeply divided between far-right, centrist and left-wing factions.
The new appointments include a new defense minister, former Labor minister Catherine Vautrin, who will oversee France’s military support for Ukraine and address the threat to European security posed by Russia.
Laurent Nunez, the Paris police chief who oversaw security for the 2024 Olympics, will become interior minister in charge of national security. Laurent Lescure is set to become finance minister, a key role as France tries to craft a budget to tackle mounting debt and rising poverty.
Among those who have kept their jobs is Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault, who will travel to Egypt with Macron on Monday for an international ceremony to commemorate the Gaza ceasefire.
