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Macron Names Ex-brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier as French PM

par This Is Beirut, 05/09 14:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron appointed former minister and right-wing ex-European Commissioner Michel Barnier, 73, as Prime Minister on Thursday, the Élysée announced, 60 days after the second round of legislative elections which resulted in a National Assembly without a majority. Since Wednesday, politicians and the media in France have ...

Michel Barnier, New Prime Minister Takes Office in France

par This Is Beirut, 05/09 20:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Emmanuel Macron appointed the former minister and European Commissioner Michel Barnier as Prime Minister on Thursday, 60 days after the second round of legislative elections. This decision drew disapproval from the left, who denounced it as a “green light” to the National Rally (RN), the party of Marine Le Pen. Five hours later, the new Prime ...

Thousands Protest Macron's PM Appointment

par This Is Beirut, 07/09 11:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Thousands of left-wing demonstrators on Saturday took to the streets across France to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron's "power grab". Protests took place in Paris as well as other cities including Nantes in the west, Nice and Marseille in the south and ...

Majority of French Approve Barnier as PM, Poll Reveals

par This Is Beirut, 08/09 11:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The French are largely satisfied with the appointment of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister, but believe he will not last long in his new post, a poll said on Sunday. According to the Ifop poll for the Journal du Dimanche, 52 percent of people polled said they were satisfied with the appointment of 73-year-old Barnier, a former ...

France's Barnier Promises New Government 'Next Week'

11/09 18:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Michel Barnier - the European Union's former chief Brexit negotiator who was appointed prime minister on September 5 - promised on Wednesday to name a French government “next week.” “We're going to do things methodically, seriously,” said Barnier, 73, appointed by President Emmanuel Macron after legislative elections failed to produce a ...

Macron Appoints New Government in Shift to Right

par This Is Beirut, 21/09 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier Saturday, marked by a shift to the right 11 weeks after an inconclusive parliamentary election. The first major task for Barnier, appointed just over two weeks ago, will be to submit a 2025 budget plan addressing France's financial situation, which the ...

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