Francois Bayrou will face a fractured and fractious parliament where one of his earliest tasks will be to pass a budget for 2025.

In a bid to end political turmoil, France's president named Francois Bayrou prime minister. One lawmaker likened France's crisis to a 'bad movie.'

Bayrou, 73, a crucial partner in Macron’s centrist alliance, has been a well-known figure in French politics for decades.