On Monday, December 23, France announced a new government headed by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou. Seven ministers have retained their positions from the previous composition. This was reported on the website of the Elysee Palace, UNN reports.
Details
It is noted that some ministers in the Bairro government have received new positions. In particular, Gerald Darmanen, former Minister of the Interior, became Minister of Justice. Erik Lombar was appointed Minister of Economy, and former Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne became head of the Ministry of Education.
Among those who remained from the old team:
Jean-Noël Barrot is the Minister of Foreign Affairs;
Sébastien Lecornu is the head of the Ministry of Defense;
Benjamin Adad is the Minister for European Affairs;
Bruno Ritayo is the Minister of the Interior;
Rashida Dati is the Minister of Culture;
Anne Genevar is the head of the Ministry of Agriculture;
Agnès Pannier-Runacker is the Minister of Ecological Transition;
Catherine Vautrin is the Minister of Labor.
Manuel Valls, who was previously prime minister under François Hollande, became minister for overseas territories.
The first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, reacted to the composition of the new government. He published the relevant message on the social network X:
This is not government, this is a provocation. The far right is in power under the supervision of the far right
Prime Minister François Bayrou himself said he was proud of the government "with a track record of reconciliation and restoring trust".
The first meeting of the new Cabinet will be held on January 3.
Recall
On the evening of Wednesday, December 4, the French parliament passed a vote of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier. The vote of no confidence was passed by 331 members of the National Assembly (the lower house of parliament). In total, 289 votes were needed for this decision.