President Emmanuel Macron remained undecided on Wednesday on the choice of his new prime minister, with Conservative Xavier Bertrand and the former Socialist prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve both seen as frontrunners. Analysts speculated on Wednesday that Michel Barnier, a right-winger and the EU’s former negotiator on Brexit, could also take on the role of premier, adding to the uncertainty.
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