
French President Emmanuel Macron was on Friday weighing a long-awaited new government which includes fresh faces in almost all key posts and marks a shift to the right. The full line-up won't be announced today, Friday, but is due by Sunday following "final fine-tuning", Prime Minister Michel Barnier's office said.
Barnier submitted his proposed new cabinet to President Emmanuel Macron late Thursday evening. The final line-up, featuring new faces in most of the key offices of state, is due to be confirmed by Sunday at the latest, according to Barnier's office.