In appointing Francois Bayrou as prime minister, Emmanuel Macron has turned to a fellow centrist, close ally and a politician with decades of experience, to try and steer France away from crisis.
The 73-year-old’s lengthy political experience was seen as crucial in efforts to restore stability, as no single party holds a majority in parliament. Instead we have three warring factions: a left-wing allinace, the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen and Mr Macron’s own centrist bloc.
