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Lucie Castets was nominated as prime minister of France by head of the Green Party Marine Tondelier, Tuesday on X, following initial reports by newspaper L'Humanité.
37-year-old Castets told AFP she had accepted the nomination "with great humility but also great conviction," believing herself a "serious and credible candidate" for prime minister.
Castets added that one of her top priorities would be to "repeal the pension reform" that Macron pushed through last year, triggering widespread protests and discontent, as well as to implement a "major tax reform so everyone pays their fair share."
Currently the finance director of the city of Paris, the newspaper described her as a "graduate of Sciences Po and the London School of Economics, a former student of ENA," who "secured her first position at the Directorate General of the Treasury before joining Tracfin, the anti-money laundering unit of Bercy."
Although little is known about Lucie Castets, she has reportedly "come to attention in recent months for her role as a spokesperson for the public service workers' collective 'Nos Services publics,'" as noted by several press outlets.
In a statement published later in the evening, the New Popular Front (NFP) also praised her qualities as a "leader of associative struggles for the defense and promotion of public services and actively engaged in the battle against retirement at 64 years of age."
The statement further described her as a senior civil servant who has worked on "the repression of tax fraud and financial crime." The NFP, who agreed to put her forward after 16 days of internal negotiations, assured her of "their full commitment to her in the government she will lead."
37-year-old Castets told AFP she had accepted the nomination "with great humility but also great conviction," believing herself a "serious and credible candidate" for prime minister.
Castets added that one of her top priorities would be to "repeal the pension reform" that Macron pushed through last year, triggering widespread protests and discontent, as well as to implement a "major tax reform so everyone pays their fair share."
Currently the finance director of the city of Paris, the newspaper described her as a "graduate of Sciences Po and the London School of Economics, a former student of ENA," who "secured her first position at the Directorate General of the Treasury before joining Tracfin, the anti-money laundering unit of Bercy."
Although little is known about Lucie Castets, she has reportedly "come to attention in recent months for her role as a spokesperson for the public service workers' collective 'Nos Services publics,'" as noted by several press outlets.
In a statement published later in the evening, the New Popular Front (NFP) also praised her qualities as a "leader of associative struggles for the defense and promotion of public services and actively engaged in the battle against retirement at 64 years of age."
The statement further described her as a senior civil servant who has worked on "the repression of tax fraud and financial crime." The NFP, who agreed to put her forward after 16 days of internal negotiations, assured her of "their full commitment to her in the government she will lead."
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