French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team under Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who risks being toppled in a deeply divided parliament.
The new cabinet lineup was unveiled nearly a month after Lecornu’s appointment, with many key government members keeping their jobs.
Former finance minister Bruno Le Maire to comes back into government to head the defence ministry, replacing Lecornu, whom Macron appointed as prime minister last month, his seventh prime minister.
Roland Lescure was named to take over the economy portfolio, with the difficult task of delivering a budget plan.
Otherwise, the new government bears a striking similarity to the old one, with many ministers returning.
Bruno Retailleau remains interior minister, Elisabeth Borne returns as education minister and Gérald Darmanin stays as justice minister.
Catherine Vautrin and Rachida Dati retain their roles as health and culture minister respectively, while Jean-Noël Barrot stays as foreign minister and Agnès Pannier-Runacher remains at the environment post.
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The latest premier risks being toppled by the opposition in a deeply divided parliament despite his efforts to obtain cross-party support.
France has been mired in deadlock since Macron gambled on snap elections in the middle of last year in the hopes of bolstering his authority.
The move backfired, with voters electing a parliament fractured between three rival blocs.
Lecornu’s two immediate predecessors, François Bayrou and Michel Barnier, were ousted in a legislative standoff over France’s austerity budget.
Lecornu is scheduled to deliver a general policy speech in parliament on Tuesday, and then must deliver the outline of the 2026 Budget.
Several left-wing parties have threatened to put forward a no-confidence motion against Lecornu.