French President Emmanuel Macron has replaced 11 ministers and secretaries of state in the old government with eight new faces and transferred three old faces to new positions.

The two most notable changes in this adjustment are the departure of Health Minister Francois Braun due to his failure to solve the problem of hospital overcrowding and shortage of pharmaceuticals and medicines, and Education Minister Pap Ndiaye due to his failure to leave any mark in more than 14 months in power.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ms. Elisabeth Borne. Photo: News In France

Replacing these two positions are Mr. Aurélien Rousseau, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, and Mr. Gabriel Attal, former Minister of the Treasury and also a close confidant of President Macron.

Important ministerial positions such as Foreign Affairs, Military, Economy or Interior remain unchanged in the new government consisting of a total of 41 members, continuing to be headed by female Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.

Ms. Elisabeth Borne overcame rumors of an early departure and defended her position as Prime Minister thanks to her determination to implement the Pension Reform Law, one of the priorities of President Emmanuel Macron's term.

Local analysts say this reshuffle is more political than technocratic, with most of the new faces coming from President Macron's Renaissance Party to ensure unity in implementing the priorities set by the French leader, especially in ecological issues, immigration and measures to deal with violence.

Meanwhile, opposition parties have criticized the government reshuffle as being too technical and lacking politically diverse faces.

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to deliver a speech summarizing his 100-day plan to “reconcile” France on July 23 after the turmoil caused by protests against pension reform that have lasted since the beginning of the year and recent riots.

According to VOV.vn