Newly-appointed French Minister for Sports, Youth, and Community Life Marie Barsacq (R) speaks next to her predecessor outgoing Minister Gil Averous during a handover ceremony at the Ministry of Sports, Youth, and Community Life in Paris, on December 24, 2024. The French president named a new government on December 23, 2024, putting together a team under his fourth prime minister of the year, to drag the second-largest EU economy out of political crisis. (Photo by Anna KURTH / AFP) (Photo by ANNA KURTH/AFP via Getty Images)