The French presidential palace unveiled a long-awaited new government this weekend, dominated by conservatives and centrists.
It came more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions.
It came more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions.
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00:00At a farmer's market in southern France, locals expressed their frustrations over the recent
00:06appointment of the new French government.
00:09A left-wing coalition won the most seats in June-July elections, but the government announced
00:14over the weekend is dominated by centrists and conservatives.
00:17I think we speak the same, but we start again.
00:21The left has even come to the elections that have been presented, and there is no one who
00:27represents them.
00:28It's not so logical.
00:29It's a mystery.
00:30Why?
00:31Because Macron does what he wants.
00:36Others are cautious, saying that it is too early to pass judgement on the work of the
00:40new government.
00:41As long as they all agree to make France move forward in the right direction, it's great.
00:52France's new government was announced two months after elections that produced a hung
00:55parliament and deepened political divisions as the country grapples with financial and
01:00diplomatic challenges.