{"id":229905,"date":"2023-07-22T10:07:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T02:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=229905"},"modified":"2023-07-22T10:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T02:07:28","slug":"france-pres-macron-shuffles-cabinet-eyeing-reset-of-crisis-hit-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=229905","title":{"rendered":"France: Pres Macron shuffles cabinet, eyeing reset of crisis-hit second term"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u00a0PARIS, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Thursday as he looks to move on from a series of crises since his re-election last year, government sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After weeks of speculation that he might change prime minister, the 45-year-old head of state said on Monday that he was sticking with under-fire Elisabeth Borne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisors and ministers had long argued over whether the centrist should carry out a major overhaul of the cabinet to signal a fresh start, but in the end the reshuffle was limited in scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highest-profile change saw the replacement of Pap Ndiaye, France’s first black education minister, who despite a stellar CV as an academic and expert in race relations appeared to struggle in France’s raucous political environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was replaced by Gabriel Attal, an ambitious 34-year-old former government spokesman, while other changes took place in the health, housing and social affairs ministries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior interior minister Marlene Schiappa was also sacked after she became embroiled in a scandal and irked her colleagues by posing for Playboy magazine in the middle of the protests over the pension reform in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since his re-election last year, Macron has faced months of angry demonstrations over a deeply unpopular hike in the retirement age and was forced into crisis management again late last month when riots erupted nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April, the 45-year-old head of state promised to spend the next 100 days developing a new roadmap for the remaining four years of his mandate amid criticism that his government lacked a clear vision for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is yet to present it publicly or outline his thoughts in detail on the riots, which were sparked by a police officer shooting dead a 17-year-old driver at point-black range during a traffic stop in western Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most intense urban violence since 2005 sparked a debate about law and order, immigration, as well as racism and police brutality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite impatience among some ruling party MPs for fresh direction, political scientist Bruno Cautres said the reshuffle “did not send a strong political message.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s a reshuffle to get rid of ministers who were under-performing or did not want to stay,” he told AFP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crucially he said it did not broaden the political composition of the government, which is in a minority and must rely on opposition parties when voting on legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macron was reported to have tried to tempt figures from the opposition Republicans party which has so far remained opposed to a formal coalition with the president’s centrist allies in parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macron’s popularity ratings remain low but have begun to recover after suffering a near-record slump in April, with 31 percent of respondents in a July 5 poll saying they had a positive view of him. — NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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