Macron appoints new French government in attempt to end political deadlock

Rivals say president's latest cabinet represents unwelcome continuity and hard-left party vows to file no-confidence motion amid fraught budget talks

French president Emmanuel Macron has named a new government as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis, while rivals threatened to topple the lineup quickly if it failed to break with Macron's past policies.

The new cabinet was unveiled nearly a month after the appointment of prime minister Sebastien Lecornu, who sought to obtain cross-party support in a deeply divided parliament.