Macron names EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister

Michel Barnier named French prime minister: ‘Emmanuel Macron just gave the National Rally the keys to the truck’

For Frédéric Sawicki, professor of political science at the University of Paris 1, the appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister on 6 September signals the materialisation of an alliance between Emmanuel Macron and Les Républicains, but also the strong position of the far-right National Rally party. This article was originally published in French Following two months of prolonged negotiations, Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier as p…

France's "Brexit Moment" — And Michel Barnier Is Just One Reason Why

OpEd-PARIS — Much was said about the chaos wreaked across the Channel by the UK’s decision in June 2016 to leave the European Union. We watched the British quarrel, sometimes even seeming to delight in it. We also accused them of not knowing what they wanted in the negotiations with Europe that followed. French people couldn’t imagine at the time that our own country could experience the pain and tribulations of such disorder and one day have, i…