French Interior Minister Cazeneuve succeeds Valls as prime minister

France's former interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve became the country's new prime minister on the 6 November 2016, a day after Manuel Valls announced he would resign to run for the French presidency in 2017.

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ESO: Background information: France election: Socialists scramble to avoid split after Fillon win / Hollande announces he will not stand for re-election / French PM Valls officially announces he wants to be next president http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-election-socialists-scramble-to-avoid-split-after-fillon-win-hollande-announces-he-will-not-stand-for-re-election-french-pm-valls-officially-announces-he-wants-to-be-next-president/

The Local.fr, 06.12.16: Hollande names Bernard Cazeneuve as new Prime Minister http://www.thelocal.fr/20161206/france-set-to-name-new-pm-once-valls-resigns

BBC News, 06.12.16: French Interior Minister Cazeneuve replaces Valls as PM http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38220288

The Guardian, 06.12.16: Bernard Cazeneuve named French PM as Manuel Valls resigns https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/06/bernard-cazeneuve-named-french-pm-as-manuel-valls-resigns

Politico, 06.12.16: Hollande reshuffles his lame-duck cabinet http://www.politico.eu/article/hollande-reshuffles-his-lame-duck-cabinet/

EurActiv, 07.12.16: Cazeneuve steps up to ‘protect’ France http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/cazeneuve-steps-up-to-protect-france/

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