🎬 France's political stage resets! President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a fresh cabinet on Sunday, giving Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu a second chance to untangle a hung parliament and push through a key austerity budget.
Last year's surprise snap elections left France split, with the far-right National Rally gaining strength and no clear majority. With a draft 2026 budget due by Tuesday's deadline, the clock is ticking ⏳ for the new team to secure enough support.
Macron's lineup blends familiar faces and newcomers: Jean-Noel Barrot stays on as foreign minister, Catherine Vautrin moves to defence, and Macron loyalist Roland Lescure takes the economy portfolio. Paris police chief Laurent Nunez is now interior minister, while environmental transition goes to former WWF boss Monique Barbut 🌱.
But the road ahead is rocky. Leftist Socialists want pension reform rolled back, the Republicans will negotiate 'bill by bill', and the National Rally vows to topple the cabinet at every turn. Lecornu must build bridges or risk another collapse 🤝.
As Macron heads to Egypt to back a Gaza ceasefire deal, that trip could push back the budget reveal. All eyes are on France's new cabinet: will it end the deadlock, or is the political drama only just beginning? Stay tuned for the next episode! 📺
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