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PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Jean Castex, who coordinated France's virus reopening strategy, as the country's new prime minister. The relatively low-profile Castex replaces Edouard Philippe, who resigned earlier in the day. Macron is reshuffling the government to focus on restarting the economy after months of lockdown. Castex, 55, is a career public servant who has worked with multiple governments. France's gradual reopening plan has been seen as generally successful so far. Many government members are expected to be replaced in the reshuffle. In an interview given to several local newspapers on Thursday, Macron, said he is seeking a "new path" to rebuild the country for the two remaining years of his term. He praised Philippe's "outstanding work" in the past three years. "I will need to make choices to lead (the country) down the path," he said. The reshuffle comes days after a green wave swept over France in local elections. Macron saw his … [Read more...] about Jean Castex named as new French prime minister

PARIS: 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. … [Read more...] about French President Emmanuel Macron names Jean Castex as new prime minister to reinvent presidency

The new coalition will also split Irish politics along more explicitly ideological lines than in the past, with Sinn Fein taking over as the main opposition. Though Fianna Fail and Fine Gael emerged from opposite sides in civil war in the 1920s, they have mainly pushed similar centrist agendas for decades. … [Read more...] about Martin named new Irish Prime Minister, vows to tackle deep recession

Octogenarian farmer Kame Gowda from Dasanadoddi village in Mandya district found his name referred to by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat programme on Sunday. Mr. Gowda, who has dug 16 ponds over the past few decades, also spoke to Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday. … [Read more...] about Mandya farmer receives praise from Prime Minister in Mann Ki Baat

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