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François Bayrou's new government includes plenty of familiar faces but many doubt it will survive longer than weeks. (Photo: elysee.fr)

Familiar faces in new French government but threat of confidence vote hangs in air

New French prime minister François Bayrou unveiled a new government filled with familiar faces on Monday (23 December) but there are widespread doubts that his team will survive more than a few weeks. 

A veteran leader of the centrist Democratic Movement, and three-time presidential candidate, the 7...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

François Bayrou's new government includes plenty of familiar faces but many doubt it will survive longer than weeks. (Photo: elysee.fr)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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