Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“French President Emmanuel Macron has named a new government, hoping to put an end 11 weeks of political uncertainty after an inconclusive parliamentary election delivered a hung parliament. Conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Saturday put together the government whose first major task will be to submit a 2025 budget plan addressing France’s financial situation, which the prime minister this week called ‘very serious.’ The 38-member Cabinet includes ministers from Macron’s centrist alliance and the conservative Republicans (LR) party.” (09/21/24)