France’s President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new government Sunday, after marathon talks to cobble together a cabinet and prevent the country from slipping deeper into a political crisis.
The lineup, a mix of old and new faces, is Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s second attempt at bringing together a team to overcome months of deadlock and pass a much-needed budget through a hung parliament.
Last Sunday he presented his first cabinet but resigned a day later after the lineup was criticised for not having enough new faces. Macron reappointed him on Friday to try again.
“A mission-driven government has been appointed to provide France with a budget before the end of the year,” Lecornu wrote on X on Sunday.
According to the lineup published by the presidency, Jean-Noel Barrot remained as foreign minister.
Outgoing labour…