Macron Picks New Budget Minister in Shuffle of Top State Jobs

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed a new budget minister on Sunday in part of a reshuffle of senior positions in his administration that has drawn criticism from opposition parties.

The Elysee said in a statement Sunday that Macron picked civil service minister David Amiel to take over running the budget after the president dispatched Amelie de Montchalin to head France’s audit court.

Opposition parties have taken issue with Macron’s choice of Montchalin to run the Cour des Comptes, which will audit the public finance plans she prepared as budget minister.

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