France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier was Thursday to submit a list of minister names to President Emmanuel Macron, his office said, sharply hastening efforts to form a government desperately needed to address budget shortfalls.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier met with President Emmanuel Macron in Paris late on Thursday to propose a new government after two weeks of tense consultations with rival political groups.

Prime Minister Barnier submits government proposal to President Macron with political deadlock since snap parliamentary elections 10 weeks ago expected to end soon - Anadolu Ajansı

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier, who met with several party leaders on Thursday, could be nearing a deal on a cabinet, French media said, two weeks after President Emmanuel Macron named him to the post.

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Friday weighing a long-awaited new government which includes fresh faces in almost all key posts and marks a shift to the right.Key posts were vacant with Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stepping down after occupying his post since Macron came to power in 2017 and Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne tapped by Macron to be France's new EU commissioner.

France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday sought to end months of political deadlock by submitting a proposed new cabinet to President Emmanuel Macron, featuring new faces in most of the key offices of state.