Bernard Cazeneuve Former Socialist Party grandee Bernard Cazeneuve, 61, held the post of prime minister for less than half a year under Hollande's presidency from 2016 to 2017. He is better known ...

Among possible candidates, Les Echos named Francois Bayrou, the leader of the centrist Democratic Movement party; Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu and Bernard Cazeneuve, who served as prime ...