A left-wing coalition secured the most seats in June-July parliamentary elections but failed to win a majority. The new government unveiled on Saturday is dominated by conservatives and centrists.
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00:00A new centre-right government dominated by centrists and conservatives was announced
00:06by the French presidential palace.
00:09The announcement came more than two months following elections that produced a hung parliament
00:14and deepened political divisions within the country.
00:18A left-wing coalition secured the most seats in the June-July parliamentary elections but
00:23failed to win a majority.
00:25Earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron named Conservative Michel Banyer as
00:30Prime Minister despite his party's poor showing in the elections.
00:35Banyer put together the new government following difficult negotiations.
00:39Macron approved and the announcement was made.
00:44France is a leading voice in EU policy, one of the world's biggest economies and a nuclear-armed,
00:50veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council.
00:53Its government make-up and direction is therefore very important.