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FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron today named ally Francois Bayrou as Prime Minister following the historic parliamentary vote that ousted the previous government.

The 73-year-old is a partner in Mr Macron’s centrist alliance and has been well known  in French politics for decades.

Mr Macron’s office said in a statement that Bayrou “has been charged with forming a new government.”

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