Speaking from the palace, Kohler said: The Elysee Late Saturday night, Antoine Armand, 33, became finance minister and Jean-Noël Barrot took over as foreign minister in a government largely made up of centrist parties. and conservative parties.
Kohler added that Sébastien Lecornu will remain defense minister.
Analysts say there are questions about how stable the new government will be and whether it will succeed in pushing reform measures through parliament.
The first major challenge facing the government is to adopt budget 2025.
The new government, led by conservative Michel Barnier, will face the difficult task of plugging a large gap in public finances, which could force it to decide to increase Taxes.
Macron appointed Barnier, 73, as prime minister earlier this month, but he took a long time to form a government, reflecting the difficulty of the tasks ahead.
