French President Emmanuel Macron is set to rearrange his Cabinet after his new centrist party swept parliamentary elections.
French President Emmanuel Macron is poised to rearrange his Cabinet after his new centrist party swept parliamentary elections.
Government spokesman Christophe Castaner said Monday on RTL radio that Prime Minister Edouard Philippe would resign „in the coming hours“ and a new government would be named in the coming days. It’s a largely symbolic move required after legislative elections.
Since Macron’s Republic on the Move! Party won an absolute majority in the 577-seat National Assembly, Castaner said the government reshuffle would be „technical and not far-reaching.“
He refused to say whether ministers who have come under corruption suspicions would keep their jobs.
Many victorious parliament members have never held office before. They started arriving Monday at the National Assembly to learn their way around before the first parliament session next week.
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