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German speaker is new PM

FRANCOIS Hollande named lawmaker Jean-Marc Ayrault as his new prime minister hours after his inauguration.

Ayrault, 62, who leads the Socialists in Parliament, is a German speaker, and that could be a key advantage for Hollande, whose success as president - as well as the fate of the entire 17-nation eurozone - may depend on his relationship with Germany's Angela Merkel.



 

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