France: Left-wing alliance wants former • Table.Briefings

The French National Assembly at the re-election of its President Yaël Braun-Pivet in mid-July.

After a bitter dispute, the French left-wing alliance is now presenting a candidate for the office of prime minister. However, President Macron is playing for time – and does not want to put the matter to a vote until after the Olympics.

Parisian tax official Lucie Castets is to be appointed France’s new prime minister, according to the left-wing electoral alliance. The alliance announced on Tuesday evening that it would propose Castets to President Emmanuel Macron as a candidate for the office of Prime Minister.

France: Left-wing alliance wants former financial investigator as prime minister

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