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5/20/22

France: Can Macron renew himself? New term begins with change of French prime minister

Enter Elisabeth Borne, the 61-year old labour minister promoted to prime minister. How big a deal is the nomination of France's first female prime minister in 30 years? Cast from the same technocratic mould as Macron, originally a Socialist, she served as environment minister in a previous life. Does that make

All this begs the broader question of what France wants. Under Macron, it has already been through a transport strike, the Yellow Vest movement, Covid-19 and now the war in Ukraine. What do citizens expect from their leadership and their government in times that are more uncertain than ever?

Read more at: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20220518-can-macron-renew-himself-new-term-begins-with-change-of-prime-minister

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