December 6, 2016 5:06 PM

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Bernard Cazeneuve named as new Prime Minister of France

In France, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has been named as the Prime Minister, replacing Manuel Valls. Mr. Valls who resigned in order to make a bid for the Presidency next year, presented his resignation to President Francois Hollande today. <br/><br/>Mr Cazeneuve will be in charge of the Socialist government until June's Parliamentary elections. He has played a key role in managing France's security since the terror attacks in Paris last year.<br/><br/>Last week, in a move that surprised many, President Hollande announced that he would not seek a second term. He is the first president since France's Fifth Republic was created in 1958 not to seek a second mandate.

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