France’s Macron Finally Chooses New Prime Minister, Appoints Pro-EU Conservative Michel Barnier – Hard Left Denounces ‘Democratic Coup’
France’s new Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
After two months of uncertainty and chaos in the French political system, President Emmanuel Macron has finally chosen a new Prime Minister, appointing Michel Barnier, EU’s former Brexit negotiator, as the country’s new premier.
Barnier is – unsurprisingly – a devoted pro-European. While he has made a career as a moderate, he later toughened his discourse, saying immigration was ‘out of control.’
Barnier has served as a lawmaker since he was 27, and also as foreign minister and agriculture minister.
During the last 15 years, he has been working at the EU headquarters in Brussels.
Macron has tasked Barnier with unifying France and ending its political paralysis.
Reuters reported:
“The discreet,
