Emmanuel Macron names Michel Barnier as French prime minister
Michel Barnier said he “wasn’t surprised” when Boris Johnson attempted to use “the madman strategy” during Brexit negotiations. Photo: John Overs
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, as prime minister on Thursday and tasked him with forming a new government, hoping to end weeks of political deadlock after he called a snap election that delivered an unwieldy hung parliament.
Barnier will have the daunting challenge of trying to push reforms, and the 2025 budget, through a hung parliament, at a time when France is under pressure from the European Commission and bond markets to reduce its deficit.
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