Macron decides to keep French PM in role despite pension unrest, riots

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrives at a dinner held at the Louvre in Paris, France, July 14, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to keep Elisabeth Borne in her role as prime minister, an official at the president's office said on Monday, rejecting pressure to give a new direction to his government after a tumultuous few months.

Months of unrest and strikes over Macron's pension reform in the spring as well as five days of riots and looting in French cities earlier this month had fuelled calls among political opponents and some government insiders for a reshuffle.