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[global times comprehensive report] "barnier submits cabinet list to macron, new french government is about to be formed." reuters reported that after more than two months of unresolved deadlock, french new prime minister barnier submitted a list of proposed new cabinet members to president macron on the evening of the 19th local time. france international radio said the list includes 38 ministers and the new government is expected to be announced before the 22nd. barnier reportedly held a 50-minute meeting with macron.

the european version of the u.s. "politico" quoted two people familiar with the matter on the 19th as saying that the cabinet team includes 7 ministers from macron's centrist party, the renaissance party, and 3 ministers from barnier's conservative party, the republicans.

french prime minister barnier, file photo

according to afp, a source close to macron said on the 20th that barnier proposed jean-noel barrot, the minister-level representative for european affairs, as foreign minister, and bruno retello, the leader of the right-wing republican faction in the senate, to lead the ministry of the interior. afp mentioned that the ministry of the interior is responsible for overseeing the police and domestic security, and bruno retello's appointment will be seen as a "major success" for the right. although there seems to be no "major surprises or big names entering" in the list of proposed new cabinet members, it seems to mark a shift to the right from the previous centrist government.

the european version of the u.s. "politico" said that if barnier can get macron and all parties in the cabinet to support the list of the new government team, france's "political paralysis" for months will end dramatically. the report said that the focus of the dispute is barnier's plan to control france's chaotic financial situation by increasing taxes, while centrists are opposed to this. the elysee palace is also worried that there are not enough people from all political factions in barnier's team to form a government that shows "national unity."

earlier this month, macron appointed barnier as prime minister, a move that was seen as a "last-ditch effort to break the political deadlock." france has been in a state of "political paralysis" since the results of the second round of national assembly elections in early july this year led to a suspended parliament. foreign media analyzed that after the new government is established, it will need to submit the 2025 budget to the national assembly within a few days to meet the tight parliamentary deadline. in addition, the new government must convince the european commission that france has a reliable debt reduction plan that can effectively reduce the worryingly high deficit. (wang cong)