The suspense has ended. The day after his inauguration, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron appointed his Prime Minister: it is Edouard Philippe, 46 years old, deputy-mayor Les Républicains du Havre, succeeding Bernard Cazeneuve.
The announcement was made at the Elysee Palace by Alexis Kohler, the new Secretary General of the Elysee. The 23rd head of government of the Fifth Republic close to Alain Juppé - who went through the Paris Institute of Political Studies then the ENA - will form a new government today. The mayor of Bordeaux declared that the one who campaigned for the Socialist Party before joining the UMP, which became Les Républicains, has “all the qualities to fill the difficult position”. _EH
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