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Macron appoints new government in shift to right after weeks of uncertainty

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier (C) leaves after a visiting the INES (Institut National de l'Energie Solaire) in Le Bourget du Lac, eastern France, on September 12, 2024. © Jeff Pachoud, AFP

The French presidential palace unveiled a long-awaited new government Saturday dominated by conservatives and centrists. It came more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions as France grapples with growing financial and diplomatic challenges.

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.

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