Macron was appointed the new Prime Minister of France
Moscow. May 15. INTERFAX.RU — President of France Emmanuel macron made the decision to appoint a Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
“The President has decided to appoint Philippe Edouard Prime Minister. Instructed him to form a government”, — told reporters the representative of the Elysee Palace, Alexis Kohler.
Just appointed: the brand new French PM is another talented NORMAN as Bernard Cazeneuve hands over to EDOUARD PHILIPPE, mayor of Le Havre. pic.twitter.com/dvWw94BLgR
— Meet ‘ in Normandy (@MeetinNormandy) may 15, 2017.
Edward Philip was mayor of Le Havre since 2010
Earlier it was reported about the first appointments in the team of Macron. So, the new Secretary General of the Elysee Palace will be the 44-year-old Alexis Kohler. He was head of the Cabinet Rules when he was the Minister of economy of France.
Il a annoncé qu Edouard Philippe était le Premier ministre : qui est Alexis Kohler, le secrétaire général de… https://t.co/mhzxOCT34p pic.twitter.com/tB0Qs1UJd2
— LCI (@LCI) may 15, 2017.
Him and Alexis Kohler (Right)
64-year-old Patrick strode will be the President’s chief of staff. He will address managerial issues and to oversee the work of the Elysee Palace. He previously held the post of prefect of the region Ile-de-France.
Diplomatic adviser to the Macron will be a 61-year-old Philippe Etienne, who held the post of French Ambassador in Berlin. Previously, he also worked in Belgrade, Bonn, Moscow, Bucharest.
Special adviser to the Macron appointed 30-year-old Israel Amelian, who was engaged in the campaign strategy of the movement “Forward”.
Emmanuel macron (movement “Forward!” — If) won the second round of the French presidential elections, which took place on 7 may. He, according to final data, received 66,1% of the vote, beating his rival, marine Le Pen (party “national front” — if), which is 33.9%. May 10, Makron has officially announced the winner of the election. Sunday, may 14, he officially took office as President of France.