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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Sylvie Corbet

UNCOVERED: Macron names sebastien lecornu as new french prime minister - Caught on Camera

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed a new prime minister 24 hours after Francois Bayrou was ousted from the position after losing a no-confidence vote.

Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu has been named as France’s new prime minister and is tasked with immediately trying to get the country's fractious political parties to agree on a budget for one of the world's biggest economies.

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