Mr Macron rejected pressure to give a new direction to his government after a tumultuous few months. Read more at straitstimes.com.
an official at the president’s office said on Monday, rejecting pressure to give a new direction to his government after a tumultuous few months.five days of riots and looting in French cities earlier this month,But with no clear candidate to replace Ms Borne, a former technocrat who critics say lacks charisma, but supporters say has delivered on many of Mr Macron’s campaign pledges already, the French leader decided to keep her at the helm of Cabinet.
The President will also “by the end of the week” provide clues about his plans for the coming months, the official said. Rumours of a possible government reshuffle had swirled following the sudden bout of riots, triggered by the killing by police of a teenager, in one of the most serious challenges to Mr Macron’s leadership to date.
For that reason, he said last week he had decided against giving an interview on July 14, the deadline he had given himself in April to relaunch his second term and heal tensions after the pension crisis.
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