French president Emmanuel Macron is keeping his prime minister in place, his staff has said, ending weeks of speculation about a possible reset after successive crises shaking his government, reports FRANCE 24.
Élisabeth Borne's time heading up the government has included the most turbulent episodes yet for Macron's second term leading France.
In the past months, the nation has been rattled by unrest over a contested pension reform and then rioting sparked by a policeman's killing of a teen of North African descent.
Under France's political tradition, prime ministers rarely last longer than a few years, with Macron on his third since taking power in 2017.
Their replacement is often a sign of a new political direction.
Persistent rumours had centred on Macron naming law-and-order interior minister Gérald Darmanin as Borne's successor, in part as a recognition of his handling of the riots which eased after tens of thousands police were deployed.
But in the end Macron opted for the status quo, a member of his entourage said late Monday.