French President Emmanuel Macron has named Michel Barnier as Prime Minister almost two months after France’s snap elections ended in political deadlock. Mr Barnier is a former chief Brexit negotiator of the European Union and a veteran of the right-wing Republicans party, The Élysée Palace, the French Presidential office, said Mr Barnier had been tasked with forming a unified government to serve the country. The 73 year old Mr. Bernier will now have to form a government that will need to survive a National Assembly divided into three big political blocs, with none able to form a clear majority.