Macron Looks To Revive Fortunes With Cabinet Reshuffle
Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published October 16, 2018 | 04:20 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, appointing new interior, agriculture and culture ministers after a weeks-long search for new talent to try to revive his government's flagging fortunes.
Paris, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Oct, 2018 ) :French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, appointing new interior, agriculture and culture ministers after a weeks-long search for new talent to try to revive his government's flagging fortunes.
Two weeks after political veteran Gerard Collomb resigned unexpectedly as interior minister, Macron appointed the ultra-loyal head of his Republic on the Move party, Christophe Castaner, to replace him.
The centrist also fired his agriculture and culture ministers, seen as weak links in his cabinet, which is a complicated blend of experts and more experienced politicians, from the left and right.
Collomb's departure on October 2 was a blow to Macron and coincided with a slump in the president's popularity after a summer overshadowed by a scandal involving a close aide, several verbal gaffes and disappointing economic data.
His resignation came hot on the heels of that of popular environment minister Nicolas Hulot in August, creating a sense of disarray in the reformist cabinet.
Macron's delay in carrying out the reshuffle, caused in part by his difficulty in convincing big Names to join his team, has added to the sense of a loss in momentum after a fast-paced first year in office, analysts say.
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