Over a week after former prime minister Michel Barnier was overthrown by Parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron picked François Bayrou as his replacement.

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed François Bayrou as prime minister on Friday, December 13, over a week after lawmakers voted to oust conservative ex-prime minister Michel Barnier. A heavyweight politician, Bayrou heads the centrist MoDem party who has been allied to Macron since he swept to power in the 2017 election campaign.

“The President of the Republic has appointed Mr. François Bayrou as prime minister and tasked him with forming a government,” the French presidency said in a statement, giving no more details. Bayrou is the sixth prime minister under Macron.