Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (R) is greeted by his predecessor Bernard Cazeneuve (L) during a handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon, in Paris, France, May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Samson/Pool
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron's conservative prime minister has plenty in common with his boss, but the 46-year-old who boxes in his spare time has not shied from throwing a political punch at the young centrist in the past.
Like Macron, Edouard Philippe is a pro-European moderate who wants French politics to go beyond the left-right divide.
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