'Man of the right' E. Philippe takes over as French PM New French President Emmanuel Macron named centre-right lawmaker Edouard Philippe as prime minister on Monday in a further effort to splinter the country's traditional parties and redraw the political map. Taking over from outgoing prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve during a short ceremony, Philippe described himself as "a man of the right" who was driven by "the greater good". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES