Who is François Bayrou, France's new prime minister?

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After days of deliberation, French President Emmanuel Macron turned to a longtime centrist ally in the hope he could unite the country's divided parliament.

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00:00François Beyrou is the third French Prime Minister of 2024.

00:05But just who is he, exactly?

00:08From south-western France, 73-year-old Beyrou calls himself a quote, man of the countryside.

00:15He is a political heavyweight who is no stranger to French politics.

00:19When Macron came into power in 2017, he was appointed Justice Minister, but was quickly

00:25forced to resign amid an investigation into alleged embezzlement of European Parliament

00:30funds.

00:31Beyrou became well-known to the French public when he was Education Minister from 1993-1997.

00:38His political experience is seen as key in efforts to restore stability, as no single

00:42party holds a majority at the National Assembly.

00:45Macron's strategy aims at preventing far-right leader Marine Le Pen from holding a make-or-break

00:52power over the government.

00:54Beyrou's appointment is also in line with the President's efforts to build a non-aggression

00:58pact with the socialists, so that they commit not to vote against the government in any

01:02future confidence motion.

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