French President Jean Castex approved the formation of the new government, which Castex presented to him after negotiations over the weekend.
A number of ministers from the outgoing government retained their positions, but the new squad included new names that would complete the second half of Macron's five-year presidential term and prepare for a procedure New presidential elections in May 2022.
Jean-Yves Laudrian retained the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs in the new government, and Florence Barley will retain the portfolio of the Ministry of Defense, and Bruno Lemerre will continue in his position as Minister of Economy and Finance and Olivier Ferrand as Minister of Health to The side of Jean-Michel Blancker, who continues to serve as Minister of Education.
In return, Rosalyn Bachelot was appointed Minister of Culture, Gerald Darmenin, Minister of the Interior, and Eric Dupont Moretti as Minister of Justice.
Castex will meet with his parliamentary majority this evening, and plans to deliver a speech to the National Assembly (parliament) within a week to reveal the government's policies during the coming period.
The Prime Minister's Office said that a number of positions held by state ministers will also be announced after the first session of the new government tomorrow, Wednesday.
