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Sébastien Lecornu has — in part — finished putting together his cabinet after mounting pressure and several weeks of intense nationwide protests over his proposed public spending cuts.
An initial salvo of 18 ministers was announced on Sunday evening by Emmanuel Moulin, Secretary General of the Élysée Palace.
At the start of the consultations initiated by Matignon, the little intrigue surrounding this new government concerned whether or not Rachida Dati would remain in office, in the midst of a judicial storm, as well as the name of the person who would take over the Armed Forces from Sébastien Lecornu.
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