President Emmanuel Macron named Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne as his new prime minister, the first woman to head the French government in over 20 years.
Elisabeth Borne is seen as an able technocrat who is also able to negotiate prudently with unions as the president embarks on a new package of social reforms.PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron named Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne as his new prime minister, the first woman to head the French government in over 30 years, the Elysee said in a statement.
The centrist will need a legislative majority to push through his domestic agenda following his re-election, with a new left-wing alliance and the far right threatening to block his programme. Borne is seen as an able technocrat who can negotiate prudently with unions, as the president embarks on a new package of social reforms that ris sparking protests.The last woman premier, Edith Cresson, told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper on Sunday that French politics remained"macho" more than 30 years after she briefly headed the cabinet from May 1991 to April 1992 under president Francois Mitterrand.
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