Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across France, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticized as a power grab the president’s appointment of a new prime minister, Michel Barnier.

Opponents say selection of Michel Barnier, a member of the conservative party, ignored the results of recent snap elections.

France's new prime minister, Michel Barnier, plans to toughen up the country's migration policy. Support for his policy will be secured by the far-right National Rally.

The French president named Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, nearly two months after elections that kept the far right from power but resulted in political deadlock.

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the European Union's former Brexit negotiator, as his new prime minister on Thursday, after weeks of drawn out talks following an inconclusive snap election.

Thousands took to streets across France on Saturday to protest the appointment of conservative Michel Barnier.

The end of the Olympics also closed out the feel-good limbo that had frozen French politics. Now President Emmanuel Macron and his newly chosen prime minister will have to figure out how to govern a France that looks on the verge of ungovernability.

One of the first tasks of the newly appointed French Prime Minister and former Brexit negotiator is to convince Brussels that France is reducing its massive debt before Paris faces penalties. He also needs to quickly pass next year’s budget,