Macron’s Shuffle Points to Parliamentary Problems Ahead
- Key ministers retain their positions with few changes
- Move follows president’s poor result in legislative election
Elisabeth Borne and Emmanuel Macron.
Photographer: Gonzalo Fuentes/AFP/Getty Images
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French President Emmanuel Macron shuffled his cabinet after losing his outright majority in parliament last month but made few changes, in a sign that he’s failed to convince major opposition figures to join his coalition.
The 44-year-old centrist is keeping Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna in their posts.