Lean Macron Cabinet to boast fresh faces
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FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron is building a new government with a fresh face — lean, half-female and tasked to carry out plans to rethink labor laws and overhaul politics.
Macron’s government is expected to be formally presented today. The announcement has been a delayed while the authorities checked the tax records and backgrounds of potential ministers, to avoid any potential conflict of interest.
The French President says he requires ministers to sign a commitment to “integrity and morality.”
In his second full day in office, Macron also hosted a delegation from the International Olympic Committee in the Elysee Palace, to support to the French capital’s bid to host the 2024 Games.
His main task, however, is to form a new government after naming center-right Edouard Philippe as prime minister. It’s a delicate balancing act, as Macron tries to redesign French politics by borrowing ministers from both sides and combining youth with experience to help him make a mark on Europe and world affairs.
The new government is expected to be equally balanced 50/50 with men and women and about half of former President Francois Hollande’s Cabinet.
Potential ministers are rumored to include, TV personality Nicolas Hulot, Axelle Tessandier, center-right European lawmaker Sylvie Goulard and prominent centrist party leader Francois Bayrou.
Outgoing Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, a Socialist, may keep his post, to ensure continuity in French military operations against Islamic extremists in Syria, Iraq and Africa.
Macron met German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday to push for more coordination among countries that use the euro, while yesterday, he pushed the Paris Olympic bid with a visiting IOC delegation.
“This discussion left no doubt about the fact the Paris bid is enjoying strong support from all public authorities,” Patrick Baumann, head of the IOC evaluation commission said.
Winning the games would be a boost for France after years of fading global influence and a coup for Macron as he attempts to revive the French economy.
Meanwhile, criticism from Socialists and conservative Republicans met the nomination of Philippe as prime minister.
The traditional parties fear being sidelined by Macron’s growing centrist party Republic on the Move in the parliamentary elections next month.
Yet the new government may only serve for a few weeks if Macron’s party doesn’t win a majority in parliamentary elections June 11 and 18. He might have to form a coalition government or have a government led by an opposition party.
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