PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron's appointment of 73-year-old conservative Michel Barnier as prime minister ended two months of political chaos after snap legislative elections in July.
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron 's appointment of 73-year-old conservative Michel Barnier as prime minister ended two months of political chaos after snap legislative elections in July.In line with his new role under the power-sharing arrangement, the center-right president has taken a back seat on the domestic front, letting Barnier name a cabinet and concentrating on foreign policy.In public, the 46-year-old Macron is still all smiles, but in private, he has been seething.
'Macron, who has been known for his top-down leadership style since coming to power in 2017, admits it is a big adjustment.'For the past seven years, a lot of things have been steered from the Elysee Palace,' Macron acknowledged privately. 'I'm no longer going to initiate public policy.'But he has vowed to keep up the fight.'Macron is unhappy... but not more than that,' said one friend, adding Macron had told him he needed 'warriors.
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