President Macron appointed a new government, forming a team led by François Bellew, the fourth prime minister this year.

France has launched new governmentmade up of former ministers and senior civil servants led by the Prime Minister François Bellew It is hoped that the passage of the 2025 budget will be overseen and a collapse that will deepen the national crisis will be avoided.

Bellou formed a new government on Monday after months of political deadlock and pressure from financial markets to reduce France’s mounting debt.

The names were read out by Alexis Kohler, President Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff.

Eric Lombard, 66, who heads the Caisse des Depots, the French government’s investment arm, becomes finance minister, joining Amelie de Montchalin as budget minister.

Conservative Bruno Retaileleau remains as interior minister. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrow and Defense Minister Sebastien Le Cornou also remain in their posts.

Elisabeth Borne, who resigned as prime minister in January, becomes education minister, while former interior minister Gerard Darmanin will lead the justice ministry.

Bellou has been trying to form a government for nearly ten days as he hopes to avoid a potential vote of no confidence from the far right and left. He needs to immediately start passing the 2025 budget bill after parliament rejected the proposed legislation caused capsizing His predecessor, former Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

The addition of two former prime ministers shows that Macron wants to establish a stable heavyweight government rather than repeat Barnier’s mistakes.

The 73-year-old Bellew’s first priority is ensuring his government survives a no-confidence vote and passes a cost-cutting 2025 budget.

The news came as France held a day of mourning for the victims of the hurricane-hit Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, France’s poorest overseas territory.

Bellew, the leader of the centrist Modern Organization, which is allied with Macron’s party, was appointed on December 13. Many have predicted that Beru will struggle to survive.

France has been in gridlock since Macron earlier this year bet on snap elections in a bid to solidify his authority. The move backfired, with voters returning a parliament divided between three rival blocs.