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France's Macron appoints new government weeks after divisive election

 Published: 12:07, 22 September 2024

France's Macron appoints new government weeks after divisive election

French President Emmanuel Macron has named a new government, hoping to put an end 11 weeks of political uncertainty after an inconclusive parliamentary election delivered a hung parliament.

Conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Saturday put together the government whose first major task will be to submit a 2025 budget plan addressing France’s financial situation, which the prime minister this week called “very serious”.

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