The French president, François Hollande, has named Bernard Cazeneuve to head the French government as prime minister until a presidential election next May.
Cazeneuve, who was interior minister, replaced Manuel Valls, who resigned on Tuesday morning after announcing his bid to become France’s next president. Cazeneuve will name his government later, but is not expected to carry out a significant reshuffle for the remaining five months of the Socialist government’s term in office.