French express frustration over new Barnier-led government

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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.

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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.

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