Newly appointed French Prime Minister François Bayrou formed the country's fourth government in less than a year, with a key challenge for his cabinet being securing approval for the 2025 budget.
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00:00Newly appointed French Prime Minister François Beyrou has formed the country's fourth government
00:06in less than a year, with a key challenge for his cabinet being securing approval for
00:11the 2025 budget.
00:13The list of the new ministers under the freshly nominated Beyrou was unveiled on Monday by
00:19the Elysée Presidential Palace Secretary Alexis Corolla.
00:23On the proposal of the Prime Minister, in charge of ecological and energy planning,
00:29the President of the Republic has named
00:32Mrs. Elisabeth Borne, Minister of State, Minister of National Education, Higher Education and
00:39Research,
00:41Mr. Manuel Valls, Minister of State, Minister of the Outer Seas,
00:47Mr. Gérald Darmanin, Minister of State, Garde des Sceaux, Minister of Justice.
00:55The new cabinet is made up of 34 members, including leading figures and former ministers.
01:00France has been in a political quagmire since President Emmanuel Macron called for snap
01:06elections in June.