French Prime Minister Resigns, Triggering Shuffle of Macron’s Government

PARIS—The govt of President Emmanuel Macron was upended Friday subsequent the resignation of his key minister, Édouard Philippe, who spearheaded the president’s professional-company agenda and garnered substantial level of popularity for his managing of the coronavirus.

The two leaders agreed Thursday on the need to have to switch the web page on Mr. Philippe’s administration and to start out a new section in Mr. Macron’s five-yr phrase, French officers explained. On Friday, Mr. Macron tapped Jean Castex, who served as an adviser to previous French President…