France’s centrist president, Emmanuel Macron, has appointed a prime minister from the right to lead his bid for a parliamentary majority in June’s elections and push through his plans to loosen strict labour laws.
The Guardian: Emmanuel Macron picks rightwinger Edouard Philippe as PM
French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement Emmanuel Macron leaves a polling station after casting his vote in Le Touquet, northern France, on May 7, 2017, during the second round of the French presidential election.
