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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal arrives at a cattle farm in Montastruc-de-Salies, in the Haute-Garonne region of south-west France, to announce the government's response to the demands of farmers who have been demonstrating in France for over a week. IMAGES
After meeting with the largest farmers union FNSEA, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal met with Rural Coordination, France's 2nd largest farming union. Its president, Veronique Le Floch, said it was "catastrophic" that the Prime Minister had not yet made any emergency announcements, while farmers continued to express their anger throughout France, in a protest that was mourned by the death of a farmer in Ariège, hit by a car at a roadblock. IMAGES
A convoy of vehicles with tinted windows enters the courtyard of Matignon. The new French Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, spoke with Emmanuel Macron earlier in the day, while the composition of the government is expected later in the afternoon. IMAGES
"No one will forget you," promises new French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to flood victims in the Pas-de-Calais, northern France, on his first trip as head of government. IMAGES
Gabriel Attal, France's new Prime Minister and the country's youngest ever, sees his appointment as a symbol of "boldness and action". The thirty-four years old head of government speaks at the handover ceremony with his predecessor Elisabeth Borne. SOUNDBITE
Outgoing French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says she is delighted to be returning to the National Assembly as the MP for Calvados in Normandy, northwest France, during the handover ceremony with her successor, Gabriel Attal. SOUNDBITE