FREJUS, FRANCE - 2023/05/03: The mayor of Pau François Bayrou is seen during the funeral of François Léotard. French politician and former Minister of Defense and Culture François Léotard died on April 25 at the age of 81. (Photo by Laurent Coust/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Francois Bayrou his new prime minister as political uncertainty is expected to continue to weigh on the country's administration following the toppling of Michel Barnier's government last week. Bayrou marks the country's fourth prime minister this year after Barnier resigned on Dec. 5 in the wake of an historic no-confidence vote, which saw an unlikely alliance between opposition parties on the left and far right. Barnier had served in office for just shy of three months, succeeding Gabriel Attal — who in January became France's youngest prime minister in modern history — and Elisabeth Borne before him.

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Persons: Pau François Bayrou, François Léotard, Laurent Coust, Emmanuel Macron, Francois Bayrou, Michel Barnier's, Barnier, Macron, —, Gabriel Attal —, Elisabeth Borne, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: of Defense, Getty Images, National Assembly, Front, CAC Locations: FREJUS, FRANCE, Pau François, French, Frejus, France