France Unveils Reshuffled Cabinet of New Prime Minister Attal

© AFP 2023 LUDOVIC MARINA picture taken in Paris on January 26, 2022, shows the northern facade of the Elysee palace presidential palace.
A picture taken in Paris on January 26, 2022, shows the northern facade of the Elysee palace presidential palace. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 12.01.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Elysee Palace on Thursday unveiled the composition of new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government.
Stephane Sejourne, the leader of President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party and reportedly an ex-partner of Attal, was confirmed as the new foreign minister, replacing Catherine Colonna.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu and Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti retained their posts.
Newly appointed Prime minister Gabriel Attal delivers a speech during the handover ceremony with outgoing Prime minister Elisabeth Borne at the Hotel Matignon in Paris - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 09.01.2024
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The ministries of sports and education were merged. The new ministry will be headed by Sports and Olympics Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, while the education portfolio had been held by Attal since last July before his appointment as the head of government.
Rachida Dati, a justice minister in ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet who now became the new culture minister, got expelled from her opposition party, Les Republicains, following the appointment.
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