Macron names centre-right premier in shake-up of French politics

Paris (dpa) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday continued his shake-up of French politics, naming centre-right politician Edouard Philippe as his prime minister. The appointment of Philippe, the 46-year-old mayor of the northern port city of Le Havre, is Macron’s latest gesture to the centre-right. Philippe is a member of the Les Republicains (The Republicans)…