France’s new Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday (6) that the country’s next government will not be limited to members of his own conservative political group, but will also include people from the centrist camp.
French President Emmanuel Macron named Michel Barnier, 73, a former European Union Brexit negotiator, as his new prime minister on Thursday (5) after weeks of protracted negotiations.
Barnier said his government, which does not have a majority in the lower house of parliament, would also be open to members from the left.
Furthermore, the prime minister stressed that, although he was not against Macron’s pension reform, which raised the legal retirement age by two years to 64, he would initiate a debate to “improve it”.
Barnier faces the task of trying to push reforms and the 2025 budget through a new parliament, while France is under pressure from the European Commission and markets to reduce its deficit.
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This content was originally published in New French PM says government is open to having members from other political fields on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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