This file photo taken on May 7, 2022 shows Francois Bayrou arriving for the inauguration ceremony of French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated Francois Bayrou as France's new prime minister, the Elysee announced in a press release on Friday. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
PARIS, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated Francois Bayrou as France's new prime minister, the Elysee announced in a press release on Friday.
"The President of the Republic has nominated Mr. Francois Bayrou as Prime Minister and tasked him with forming a government," Macron's office said.
Francois Bayrou, a centrist ally of Macron, succeeds Michel Barnier who was outed in a no-confidence vote.
The French National Assembly voted Dec. 4 in favor of the no-confidence motion, compelling Barnier to resign and causing the government to collapse. Barnier's government became the first to fall to a no-confidence vote since 1962. ■
