FRANCE 24: Jean-Marc Ayrault, the leader of the Socialist Party in parliament, was named as France's new prime minister by François Hollande on Tuesday. Ayrault is a longtime ally of the new president and a known moderate.
France’s new president, François Hollande, appointed veteran lawmaker Jean-Marc Ayrault as his prime minister on Tuesday, hours after being sworn in to the country's top job.
Ayrault, 62, is the mayor of the northwest city of Nantes and a longtime leader of the Socialist Party in parliament.
A close ally of newly elected French President François Hollande for the past 15 years, he was seen as more moderate in his views than other candidates for the post, including Socialist Party leader Martine Aubry.
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