France’s new PM takes office amid protests

Sebastien Lecornu replaces Francois Bayrou to be Emmanuel Macron's fifth premier in two years. Picture: Christophe Ena/ AP/ AAP

PARIS: France’s new prime minister is pledging to find creative ways to work with rivals to pass a debt-slimming budget while also promising new policy directions after taking office on a day of sprawling anti-government protests. President Emmanuel Macron picked Sebastien Lecornu to be his fifth prime minister in two years on Tuesday, naming a […]

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