France's prime minister announces new government lineup

A total of 18 people are included in the list, with 12 ministers retaining their current positions.

From the previous government of François Bayrou, Élisabeth Borne (education), Bruno Retailleau (interior affairs), Gérald Darmanin (justice), and Rachida Dati (culture) will remain in office. Jean-Noël Barrot will also continue as foreign minister.

Among the new appointments is Bruno Le Maire, who previously headed the Ministry of Economy. He will replace Lecornu as minister of the armed forces and veterans.

The post of economy and finance minister will go to Roland Lescure, Éric Woerth has been appointed minister for territorial affairs, and Mathieu Lefevre will serve as minister for parliamentary relations.

In total, Sébastien Lecornu’s government will include 25 ministers. The final composition is expected to be officially announced early next week.

On Monday, Emmanuel Macron will hold the first meeting of the Council of Ministers with the new cabinet, and on Tuesday, October 7, Lecornu will address the National Assembly with a policy speech outlining the government’s political priorities.

The prime minister said that the main goal of his team will be to consolidate French society and seek compromises with the parliamentary opposition.

Among the government’s top priorities is the adoption of the state budget by the end of the year.

Change of government in France

On September 8, the National Assembly (the lower house of parliament) passed a vote of no confidence in the government led by François Bayrou. The decision was supported by 194 deputies out of 364.

The next day, September 9, President Macron appointed Sébastien Lecornu as the new prime minister. In the previous cabinet, he had served as defense minister.

Later, Lecornu began working on ways to rescue and balance the national budget.