(FILES) Eric Lombard managing director of Caisse des Depots (CDC) arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris on December 11, 2018 for a meeting with French President to discuss responses to bring to the "Yellow Vest" protesters' claims. Eric Lombard was appointed France's Minister for the Economy on December 23, 2024, as France's new government was announced amid efforts to drag the country out of political crisis. The Elysee announced the composition of the cabinet of Francois Bayrou, a 73-year-old centrist who was appointed prime minister on December 13 following the fall of a short-lived conservative-led government. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)