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The fresh French Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, presented the composition of his cabinet on Sunday, entrusting him with the task of adopting the budget in a profoundly divided parliament and managing many abroad crises.
Lecornu, a erstwhile defence minister and close ally of French president Emmanuel Macron, was appointed in September after his predecessor, François Bayrou, lost his vote of assurance in the National Assembly, seeking to gain support for a austerity plan aimed at reducing increasing debt.Lecornu is the seventh Prime Minister under Macron.French abroad Minister Jean-Noël Barrot will stay in office.
During his term, France continued to support Ukraine, and late formally recognised Palestine's independence, trying to put force on Israel to end the war in Gaza.Former Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire will presume the position of Chief of Defence as Macron seeks to strengthen the army and increase assistance for Kiev.
The president besides committed to sending peacekeeping forces to Ukraine and announced that he would consider extending the French atomic umbrella to another European countries.Economist and banker Roland Lescure will take the position of Finance Minister, and erstwhile Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will lead the Ministry of Education.French Home Minister Bruno Retaileau and Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin – both known for their hard work on immigration and safety issues – will stay in their positions.
The Minister of Culture Rachida Dati, who will stand trial next year for corruption, will besides hold his position.Lecornu said ministers "they will gotta find a compromise with the opposition"to pass the budget before the end of the year, and promised that he would not trust on the controversial Article 49.3 of the Constitution which allows the government to push the laws in parliament without voting.Marine Le Pen, leader of the conservative organization National Unity in Parliament, condemned the fresh cabinet as ‘poor’, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the founder of the left-wing France Unbowed party, called him ‘repatriate origin’.
Several leftist parties have already threatened to file a motion for a vote of distrust against Lecorn next week.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/625966-france-names-new-government/
