Select Page

France’s Macron Appoints First Woman Prime Minister in Three Decades

France’s Macron Appoints First Woman Prime Minister in Three Decades

PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron of France has appointed Élisabeth Borne as prime minister, elevating the first woman in decades to helm a French government and lead his party’s charge in the coming parliamentary elections.

The choice of Ms. Borne—a 61-year-old technocrat who previously served as Mr. Macron’s labor minister—shows the pro-business president is tacking leftward before voters head to the polls in mid-June to elect members of the National Assembly. Ms. Borne was once chief of staff to Ségolène Royal, a Socialist Party heavyweight who mounted a high-profile yet unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2007.

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/frances-macron-appoints-elisabeth-borne-prime-minister-11652719402