Who will be part of Michel Barnier's new French government is still unclear. But one who will not remain is in any case the long-serving Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.
I love you, but now I'm leaving. I'm leaving with the conviction that these years have been good for France, said Le Maire at a meeting at the Finance Department in Paris on Thursday, according to the news agency AFP.
Le Maire and Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin – who initially was Minister for the Public Sector – are the only ones who have remained in all of France's governments throughout the entire time since Emmanuel Macron took office as President in 2017.
Former Brexit negotiator and EU Commissioner Barnier is expected to present his government, dominated by right- and center-politicians, next week.
