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France's new PM tackles first challenge of forming cabinet • FRANCE 24 English
Category: News & Politics
Outgoing french prime minister gabrielle atal hands over to his successor michelle barer now the veteran conservatives first order of business will be to form a new government no easy task given the center rights lack of a majority in a deeply divided parliament with opposition parties in an unforgiving... Read more
Why has Macron chosen Barnier as French PM? • FRANCE 24 English
Category: News & Politics
Want to talk to bring in france 24's european affairs editor arman georan who can talk about that his european credentials emanuel macon is a fierce defender of europe and so is michelle berer yeah and they were in close touch actually during the brexit negotiations they texted each other a lot and... Read more
Will parliament back Barnier as French PM? • FRANCE 24 English
Category: News & Politics
I' like to bring in our french politics editor mark perlman mark finally we have a name uh michelle bar a 73-year-old uh former brexit negotiator who's been named uh your reactions and is this choice going to be palatable let's hope so because it lasted for a very very long time before we finally uh... Read more
Barnier's, EU's 'Mr Brexit', takes on new role as French PM • FRANCE 24 English
Category: News & Politics
Well let's go live to brussels on the program there pierre banaz is standing by for us pierre look um michelle barer is somebody who's had two major european roles brexit negotiator for the eu and the head of the eu commission tell us then about his long career as a sort of european statesman he was... Read more
Who is new French PM Michel Barnier? • FRANCE 24 English
Category: News & Politics
Best known internationally as the european union's brexit negotiator michelle barer is a conservative career politician who has held minister positions in several french governments including under jaak shiak and nikolas sarosi he was first elected parliament in 1978 aged 27 representing the alpine... Read more
Marine Le Pen meets French President Macron
Category: News & Politics
Moving to france where right-wing leaders marine le pen and jordan badela met with president emanuel macron on monday as macron continues meetings to find a new prime minister badella had head of the national rally or iron party told macron that choosing a prime minister from the leftwing coalition... Read more