Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a congratulatory letter to the new French Prime Minister.
On the occasion of Mr. Edoard Philippe being appointed Prime Minister by President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron on May 15, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a congratulatory letter to Mr. Edoard Philippe on May 16.
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| New French Prime Minister Edoard Philippe. Source: Reuters |
Mr Philippe, 46, is mayor of the port city of Le Havre and a close ally of prominent conservative Alain Juppe.
Mr. Philippe belongs to the centrist wing of the Republican Party.
French President Emmanuel Macron's appointment of Mr. Edoard Philippe as Prime Minister of the French Republic is an unprecedented move in post-war France when choosing a head of government from a figure outside the President's party./.
According to Vietnamplus
