Soon three months after the summer's parliamentary election, France is finally on its way to getting a new government under former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
Rumors in Paris suggest a presentation may take place as early as Friday afternoon or during the weekend.
According to Barnier's predecessor Gabriel Attal, President Emmanuel Macron's centrist movement will contribute at least seven of the 16 ministers in the government, while the right-wing party LR will get three, the liberal Modem two, and one each for smaller parties to the center and right.
Among the Attal-ministers expected to continue working are Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu and Culture Minister Rachida Dati.
In the parliamentary election at the beginning of July, both the collective left and the far-right made significant progress, but without achieving a sufficient majority. Instead, Macron's movement has sought out the traditional right to try to form a new government.
