Since French President Emmanuel Macron’s explosive gamble to dissolve parliament before the summer, rumors have swirled over how the newly divided National Assembly would be represented in the administration.

Following an unprecedented period where France was without a government, Michel Barnier has now announced a cabinet, which in composition is centre-right.

The French presidential palace has unveiled a new center-right government more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions.

The cabinet named by Prime Minister Michel Barnier marks a tilt to the right and will need to avoid being dissolved with a no-confidence vote

There were heady days for the Left this summer when snap elections made the Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) the largest force in the National Assembly. But as fall descends, France is getting quite a different kind of government.