FILE PHOTO: France newly appointed Prime minister Michel Barnier looks on during the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, September 5, 2024. Stephane De Sakutin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
PARIS (Reuters) - France's next government will not be limited to members of his own conservative political grouping but will also include members of President Emmanuel Macron's centrist camp, Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday.
Giving his first interview as government chief following his nomination on Thursday, Barnier said his government, which lacks a clear majority in a hung lower house of parliament, will also be open to members of the left.
"We need to open the door ... to all those who want it," Barnier said.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Chris Reese)
