Macron Names Center-Right Edouard Philippe Prime Minister
- Philippe to be tasked with putting Macron’s reforms in place
- By luring Juppe backer, Macron may splinter the Republicans
Macron Selects Edouard Philippe as French Prime Minister
Edouard Philippe, the center-right mayor of the port city of Le Havre, was named France’s new prime minister, charged with putting into action the economic reforms of the newly inaugurated President Emmanuel Macron.
The first major announcement of Macron’s 24-hour-old presidency was made by Alexis Kohler, the president’s chief of staff. Philippe, who’s also a member of parliament, will now be tasked with selecting his ministers ahead of the first cabinet meeting Wednesday. The ministers are expected to be announced late Tuesday and are likely to be a mix of centrists, center-right politicians like Philippe, moderate Socialists, and entrepreneurs, people in business and other non-politicians.