MoDem leader Francois Bayrou, outgoing Justice Minister, attends a news conference in Paris, France, June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron put a group of relative unknowns, some from outside politics, into ministerial roles on Wednesday to replace those that left under a cloud just weeks into his tenure.
The new appointments came as France's main conservative party splintered under the impact of Macron's sudden rise to presidential and parliamentary power, and the seismic shift it has caused continues to reverberate around French politics.
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