French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country's budget. The government, put together by newly named Prime Minister Francois Bayrou,

France unveiled a new government on Monday, comprised of former ministers and senior civil servants that Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will hope can oversee the passage of a 2025 budget and avoid a collapse that would deepen the country's crisis.

France has formed a new government under Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, with former ministers and senior civil servants, aiming to pass a 2025 budget and avoid further crisis. Key appointments include Eric Lombard as finance minister and Élisabeth Borne as education minister,

Eric Lombard, 66, the head of Caisse des Depots, the investment arm of the French government, became finance minister

Despite the conventionally accepted definition for such behavior, France’s new premier Francois Bayrou vowed to sharply narrow the nation’s deficit to close to 5% of GDP, threatening a repeat of the standoff which toppled the last government.