French President Macron picks new interior minister in Cabinet revamp

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday replaced his embattled interior minister in a cabinet reshuffle days after changing his prime minister, as he seeks to stake out a"new path" for France through its worst economic crisis since World War II.

However, the reshuffle stopped short of radical change, with Macron keeping on Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and Defence Minister Florence Parly. Health Minister Olivier Veran, who led the country's battle against the coronavirus outbreak which has claimed nearly 30,000 lives, is also staying on.

Analysts said the move reflected a desire by Macron to tighten his grip on executive power after reports of policy disagreements with Philippe - who fared far better than the president in opinion polls. Macron wrote on Twitter on Sunday that a"new path" was needed, listing the new government's priorities as"reviving the economy, continuing an overhaul of our social protection and the environment, re-establishing a fair republican order and defending European sovereignty".

Castaner initially announced the chokehold method of restraining suspects would be abandoned but recanted after police staged their own protests claiming the government had abandoned them. His replacement, Darmanin, is accused by a woman of having raped her after she sought his help in having a criminal record expunged.

'NOT AN OPTION' For the environment ministry, Macron appointed Barbara Pompili, a former secretary of state for biodiversity and LREM representative in the northern Somme department, to replace Elisabeth Borne.

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