France welcomed the new government – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to Mehr news agency, quoted by Reuters news agency, the Elysee Palace announced the composition of the new French cabinet to Prime Minister Francois on Monday evening. Bairo announced and announced the retention of the foreign and defense ministers after intensive consultations between the new prime minister and Emmanuel Macronthe president of France, gave.

According to the announcement of the French presidency, “Jean Noel Barrow“In his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs and “Sebastian LecornoThey were retained as the Minister of Defense who has been in charge of this responsibility since 2022. Also “Eric LombardHe was introduced as the Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Governance, and “Ani Genefar(from the right wing) also took over the Ministry of Agriculture.

In the new composition of the cabinet, the former prime ministers of France have also assumed key roles; “Elizabeth Bourne“As the Minister of Education and “Manuel waltzThey were appointed as Minister of Overseas Territories. Also “Gerald Darmanen“, the former minister of the country, was appointed to the position of the Minister of Justice.

Despite the controversy, “Bruno Retayo was retained as the Minister of Interior. Elyse gave the reason for this decision to her role in the fight against crime, drug trafficking and immigration control, especially in archpyle Mayotte said.

The first meeting of the new government

According to the announcement of the Elysee Palace, the first meeting of the new government will be held on January 3.

Challenges of the new prime minister

“Francois Bairo“, the 73-year-old moderate prime minister, on December 13, after the removal of confidence from the former prime minister “Michel BarneyDue to the common opposition of the extreme left and right factions, he was assigned to form a new cabinet. This happened only three months after the start of work Barney occurred

Bairo In an effort to create a cohesive and diverse cabinet, he has used prominent figures from various left, right and center factions to tackle the country’s top priorities, especially the budget crisis.

However, popularity Bairo Due to its recent decisions, it has been greatly reduced and the survey of the institute “ifobIt shows that 66 percent of citizens are dissatisfied with his performance.

Meanwhile, criticisms of performance Bairo In the first week of his appointment, he has increased; including his non-attendance at the emergency meeting to investigate the crisis of Mayotte Island and his participation in the Po city council meeting, which the municipality is in charge of.

Political reactions

The Socialist Party has announced that it will not participate in the new government and has threatened to withdraw confidence from the cabinet.

“Olivier Four“, the head of the Socialist Party, in an interview with the “BFMTV” channel, described the new government as “dependent on the extreme right wing”.

Also, “Matilde Banu, the leader of the radical left faction in the French parliament, in response to the announcement of the cabinet composition on the “X” social network, said: “This government is full of people who were rejected by the people in the elections and caused the decline of our country.” This cabinet with support Marine Le Pen And the far-right national party has been formed.

He once again demanded the withdrawal of confidence from the cabinet and the resignation of Macron.

The new government in the shadow of the national day of mourning

The new cabinet was announced at the end of a day when Macron paid tribute to the victims of the hurricane.ShidoHe had declared public mourning on the island of Mayotte.

This storm killed 35 people and injured 2500 people. On this day, France paid tribute to the victims of this incident with a minute of silence.