In France, President Macron, who was re-elected in the presidential election, will remodel the cabinet and retain the economic minister to deal with rising prices due to the situation in Ukraine, while a new minister in charge of energy issues And clarified the attitude of aiming for independence in the energy field.

French President Emmanuel Macron, who was reelected in the presidential election last month, reshuffled the cabinet on the 20th, following the appointment of former Labor Minister Borne as prime minister.



As a result, Lemaire, the economic minister who has achieved good results in the recovery of the economy from the new coronavirus, will be retained, and will continue to respond to the accelerating situation in Ukraine and rising prices.



In addition, a new minister in charge of energy issues has been appointed, and the stance of aiming for independence in the energy field by breaking away from dependence on Russia and promoting the conversion to nuclear power and renewable energy with a view to climate change countermeasures is clear. I made it.



On the other hand, Catherine Corona, an ambassador to the United Kingdom and former minister in charge of European affairs under the Sirac administration, has been appointed as the foreign minister to deal with the situation in Ukraine in diplomacy.



Mr. Corona is expected to act as an intermediary diplomacy for the diplomatic solution of President Macron's military invasion, and the new cabinet is focused on responding to the situation in Ukraine.