Macron presents new government: Only one leftist

Eleven weeks after the left-wing camp’s victory in the new elections in France, President Emmanuel Macron a more right-wing government will be appointed. The current European Minister will be Jean-Noel Barrotas the Secretary General of the Elysée Palace, Alexis Kohlerannounced in Paris on Saturday evening.

The left wing is thus hardly represented

The new government, led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, includes several conservative Republican ministers. The left-wing camp, which had achieved a relative majority in the election but was far from an absolute majority, is represented by only one minister in the government: the former Socialist MP Didier Migaud was appointed Minister of Justice.

The conservative will become interior minister Bruno Retailleau previously leader of the Republican faction in the Senate. The former Secretary of Defense Sebastien Lecornu and the former Minister of Culture Rachida Data remain in office.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier had put together the government

The one by President Emmanuel Macron appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier had in recent weeks the Government Barnier had difficulty recruiting left-wing politicians for his cabinet. Several left-wing politicians said they had rejected his offers.

In the parliamentary elections two months ago, the left-wing alliance New Popular Front The party had become the strongest party, but had failed to achieve an absolute majority. Given the difficult majority situation, the formation of a government had taken longer than usual.

Thousands took to the streets to protest against the government

In Paris on Saturday afternoon, thousands of people protested against a conservative-dominated “Government Macron-Barnier”. The rally was called for by the left-wing populist party La France Insoumise (LFI), environmentalists, women’s rights groups and student associations. According to the LFI website, around 60 rallies were planned across France.