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New French government instantly under pressure on multiple fronts

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Newly appointed Prime minister Michel Barnier (R) shakes hands with outgoing Prime Minister Gabriel Attal (L) during the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, on September 5, 2024. Attal is to ask newly appointed Prime Minister Barnier for guarantees on "Medically-assisted reproduction, the right to abortion, LGBTQ rights", according to participants at a group meeting, on September 22, 2024. [AFP]

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's hard-won new government faced pressure from day one Sunday as threats of a no-confidence motion in parliament multiplied.

The long wait for a functioning government after President Emmanuel Macron called a snap general election ended after 11 weeks late Saturday with his appointment of a cabinet marking a clear shift to the right.

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