TOPSHOT - (COMBO) This combination of files photographs created on December 23, 2024 shows newly-appointed members of the cabinet of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (topL) following its announcement (1st row-from top-second left) Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research Elisabeth Borne; Minister of Overseas Manuel Valls; Minister of Justice Gerald Darmanin; Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau; (2nd row-from left) Minister for Labour, Health, Solidarities and Families Catherine Vautrin; Minister for the Economy, Finances and Industrial and Digital sovereignty Eric Lombard; Minister for the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu; Minister of Culture Rachida Dati; Minister for regional planning and decentralisation Francois Rebsamen; (3rd row-from left) Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot; Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forest, Sea and Fisheries Agnes Pannier-Runacher; Minister of Agriculture, food sovereignty Annie Genevard; Minister for Public Action, Civil Service and Simplification Laurent Marcangeli and Minister for Sports, Youth and Associative Life Marie Barsacq. France's new government was announced amid efforts to drag the country out of political crisis. The Elysee announced the composition of the cabinet of Francois Bayrou, a 73-year-old centrist who was appointed prime minister on December 13, 2024 following the fall of a short-lived conservative-led government. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)