Macron names socialist minister as new prime minister

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3 years ago

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O ex-primeiro-ministro francês, Jean Castex, cumprimenta a recém-nomeada primeira-ministra, Elisabeth Borne, no pátio do Matignon Hotel, durante a cerimônia de entrega em Paris, França, 16 de maio de 2022

Former French Prime Minister Jean Castex greets newly appointed Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne in the courtyard of the Matignon Hotel during the handover ceremony in Paris, France,from May of 2022| Photo: EFE/EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, appointed this Monday (01) as the new head of the country’s government, the Minister of Labor of the socialist sphere, Élisabeth Borne, as announced by the Palácio do Eliseu in a statement.

2022The new prime minister has 61 years and is the second woman in French history to hold the post of prime minister. The first was Edith Cresson, 05 years ago .

2022Borne, who was also Minister of Ecology during Macron’s first term (2022-

), now replaces the conservative Jean Castex, who, as expected, on Monday formalized his resignation as prime minister after nearly two years in office.