French president Emmanuel Macron has reshuffled his government as he looks to move on from a series of crises since his re-election last year, government sources said on Thursday, reports RFI.
After weeks of speculation that he might change prime minister, Macron had already said earlier in the week that he would stick with under-fire Élisabeth Borne.
Since his re-election last May, Macron has faced months of fierce street protests over a deeply unpopular pensions reform.
He was forced into crisis management again late last month when riots erupted nationwide after a police officer shot dead a teenager during a traffic stop.
Advisors and ministers had long argued over whether Macron should carry out a major overhaul of his cabinet to signal a fresh start, but in the end the changes were limited.
The highest-profile change saw the replacement of Pap Ndiaye, France's first black education minister, who despite a solid intellectual profile was seen as lacking political experience and found little support among Macron's allies.