Michel Barnier: Michel Barnier becomes France's youngest PM | News India

Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has become the new Prime Minister of France. President Emmanuel Macron announced the new PM on Friday after 50 days of caretaker government. The President and his allies had been brainstorming for several weeks in search of a new Prime Minister.

France was looking for a PM who could thwart Macron's opponents' attempt to form a new government. Macron has entrusted PM Michel Barnier with a major responsibility, which includes uniting France and resolving the political deadlock created after the election results.

The President's office issued a statement announcing the name of Michel Barnier for the post of Prime Minister. It said that 'Michel has been entrusted with the responsibility of forming a unified government to serve the country and the French people.' The President believes that the tenure of the new Prime Minister will be stable, he has also expressed this hope.

The biggest responsibility of running a stable government in France

The biggest challenge before Michel Barnier is to maintain the government. Because, the threat of no-confidence motion always looms over this government. In such a situation, Barnier will have to stay in Parliament and carry forward the reforms and the 2025 budget. Barnier is currently 73 years old and has become the youngest prime minister in the history of modern French politics. Who will replace the youngest PM Gabriel Attal. Attal resigned from his post after the hung election results came on 16 July.

Michel Barnier has a long political experience

Michel Barnier is an experienced French politician who hails from the Alpine region of Haute-Savoie. Barnier was the lead negotiator in the talks for Britain's exit from the European Union. Barnier became an MP for the first time at the age of 27, after which he held many responsibilities in the French government, including Foreign Minister, Agriculture Minister. He has been away from French politics for the last 15 years, spending most of his time at the European Union headquarters in Brussels.