Macron's Cabinet gives glimpse of how he plans to govern France

It has some appointments from left and some from the right and has equal numbers of men and women

The cabinet announced on Wednesday by the government of France’s newly elected president, Emmanuel Macron, is made up of a carefully chosen cast of characters meant to signal how he plans to govern.

It has some appointments from the left and some from the right; it is evenly divided between career politicians and those who come from the private sector or nonprofits. And it has equal numbers of men and women.

“It is a government of renewal,” the presidential press office said in a statement on Wednesday.

But legislative elections are scheduled for June 11 and 18, and if Macron’s En Marche! party