3 hours agoMacro appoints Lecornu as new French prime minister
Periskopi(9 months ago)
(9 months ago)President Emmanuel Macron has named close ally Sébastien LeCornu as the new French prime minister, 24 hours after a vote of confidence brought Francois Bayrou down by the post of head of his government. LeCornu, 39, was among the favourites to take office and has spent the last three years as minister of the armed forces, [...]
President Emmanuel Macron has named close ally Sébastien LeCornu as the new French prime minister, 24 hours after a vote of confidence brought Francois Bayrou down by the post of head of his government.
LeCornu, 39, was among the favourites to take office and has spent the last three years as armed forces minister, with the focus on France's response to Russia's war in Ukraine, the BBC writes.
In a statement, Elyze Palace said he was given the task of consulting with political parties aimed at adopting France's future budget.
Bayrow had visited the president several hours earlier to resign, paving the way for Lecornu to become the fifth prime minister of Macron's second term as president.
