PARIS: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's hard-won new government faced instant challenges Sunday (Sep 22) as threats of a no-confidence motion in parliament multiplied. The head of government

In the new parliament, he had been set to head the economic committee in the lower house until Barnier tapped him for the top job at the powerful Ministry of Economics and Finance. Armand is no stranger to "Bercy" as the ministry is often called in France,

The new cabinet remains largely dominated by ministers from the ranks of President Emmanuel Macron despite his party’s heavy losses in recent parliamentary elections.