(FILES) French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire attends a press conference with French Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Minister, after a meeting of the trade negotiations monitoring committee which ends on January 31, in the presence of representatives from agriculture sector, the food industry and mass-market retailing, at the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, in Paris on January 26, 2024. After seven years at the helm of the French economy, Bruno Le Maire is leaving the Bercy Ministry with a record of longevity and a record tarnished by the slide in France's public finances. Appointed on September 21, 2024, his successor Antoine Armand will have the onerous task of trying to reduce the country's considerable public debt and deficit, where the outgoing minister has failed to find a remedy. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)