Macron Names First French Female PM In Three Decades
The Morning Standard|May 17, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday named Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne as prime minister to lead his ambitious reform plans, the first woman to head the French government in over 30 years.
Macron Names First French Female PM In Three Decades

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Outgoing French Prime Minister Jean Castex earlier handed his resignation to the president, part of a widely expected reshuffle to make way for a new government following Macron's re-election in April and ahead of legislative elections in June. The centrist Macron will need a legislative majority to push through his domestic agenda following his re-election, with a new leftwing alliance and the far-right threatening to block his programme.

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