{"id":42020,"date":"2024-12-13T14:01:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/?p=42020"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:48:55","slug":"francois-bayrou-named-french-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/2024\/12\/13\/francois-bayrou-named-french-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Francois Bayrou named French prime minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1200px-Francois_Bayrou_rally_in_Toulouse_cropped1-611x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1200px-Francois_Bayrou_rally_in_Toulouse_cropped1-611x400.jpg 611w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1200px-Francois_Bayrou_rally_in_Toulouse_cropped1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1200px-Francois_Bayrou_rally_in_Toulouse_cropped1-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1200px-Francois_Bayrou_rally_in_Toulouse_cropped1-642x420.jpg 642w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1200px-Francois_Bayrou_rally_in_Toulouse_cropped1-640x419.jpg 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1200px-Francois_Bayrou_rally_in_Toulouse_cropped1-681x445.jpg 681w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1200px-Francois_Bayrou_rally_in_Toulouse_cropped1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Guillaume Paumier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francois Bayrou has been appointed as France&#8217;s new prime minister, amid political turmoil that led to Michel Barnier&#8217;s resignation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Emmanuel Macron appointed the veteran centrist politician after a nearly two hour long meeting, at the Elysee Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president&#8217;s office said in a statement that Bayrou &#8220;has been charged with forming a new government.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bayrou is the founder of the centrist Democratic Movement political party (MoDem), a former education minister, mayor of the south-western town of Pau and top ally to Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This decision was the president&#8217;s attempt to stabilise the political turmoil in France, when Barnier&#8217;s government was ousted last week, after only three months in office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latter collapsed while attempting to pass a 2025 budget, which included \u20ac60 billion worth of tax hikes. Barnier&#8217;s attempt to force this agenda, without a vote caused lawmakers to oust him, and left and right wing forces to unite against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through a severely divided parliament, the 73 year-old prime minister is expected to form a government and take on the challenge, by passing his own budget before the 21st of December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Francois Bayrou has been appointed as France&#8217;s new prime minister, amid political turmoil that led to Michel Barnier&#8217;s resignation. President Emmanuel Macron appointed the veteran centrist politician after a nearly two hour long meeting, at the Elysee Palace. 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