French President EMMANUEL MACRON has named senior French civil servant JEAN CASTEX, as the country’s new prime minister as part of a government reshuffle.

According to a statement from the Presidency, MACRON named CASTEX as Prime Minister and mandated him to form a new government cabinet.

This comes after former Prime Minister EDOUARD PHILIPPE and his entire government resigned as MACRON’s ruling party reels from dire local election results and the president prepares to tackle the economic crisis resulting from the covid-19 pandemic.