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Who resigned to make way for Élisabeth Borne to become Prime Minister?

  • Edouard Philippe

  • Emmanuel Macron

  • Jean Castex

  • François Fillon

Answer

On 16 May 2022, Jean Castex resigned as Prime Minister of France to make way for Élisabeth Borne. Castex had been appointed by President Emmanuel Macron in 2020, and his resignation came after Macron's party lost its majority in the National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election. Borne was appointed as Prime Minister on 17 May, and she was sworn in on 18 May.
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