The French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced that 73-year-old Francois Bayrou is the new prime minister of France. This is the third prime minister of 2024 in the country. Macron appointed the centrist politician and his ally until now in occasional government formations as France’s new prime minister on Friday, his office said in a statement. Bayrou replaces Michel Barnier, who resigned last week after far-right and left-wing lawmakers voted to topple the government, plunging France into its second major political crisis in six months. A priority for Bayrou, a close ally of Macron, will be passing a special law for the 2024 budget, with a tougher battle over the 2025 legislation looming early next year. Parliamentary backlash over the 2025 bill led to the fall of former Prime Minister Barnier’s government. Bairou, 73, is expected to present his list of ministers in the next few days […]
Source: News Beast

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