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Michael Fitzpatrick

Press verdict on French government: more of the same, only worse

President Macron and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrive for the first meeting of the new government, 4 July 2022. © AP/Christophe Petit Tesson

Despite two weeks of negotiations aimed at creating a stable parliamentary majority with the aid of opposition groups considered "constructive", the Borne II cabinet named on Monday includes no members from the opposition ranks. A clear sign of failure, according to the majority of the French daily papers.

President Macron starts again, says Le Monde, but he does so under the cloud of failure.

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