French President Emmanuel Macron names Jean Castex as new prime minister to reinvent presidency
French President Emmanuel Macron named Jean Castex, a top civil servant and a local mayor who orchestrated France`s coronavirus lockdown exit strategy, as his new prime minister on Friday as he acted to reinvent his administration and win back voters. Castex, 55, hails from the centre-right of French politics and served for two years as the second-highest-ranking official in the Elysee Palace during Nicolas Sarkozy`s presidency.
Jul 03, 2020, 19:14 PM ISTFrench PM moots temporary ban on foreign-funded mosques
French PM Manuel Valls said he was "open to the idea that there should be no financing from abroad for the construction of mosques.
Jul 29, 2016, 18:23 PM ISTGlobal coalition to add military resources to IS fight: France
France's Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that there will be a big meeting next week in Washington.
Jul 16, 2016, 01:05 AM IST