
Macron Names Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu New Prime Minister
This is Beirut, 09/09 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
France Emmanuel Macron Sebastien Lecornu Francois Bayrou
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named defence minister and his close ally Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to resolve a deepening political crisis as protests loom in the next days. In choosing Lecornu, 39, to replace Francois Bayrou as the seventh premier of his mandate, Macron has plumped for one of his closest allies ...