Current World Leaders

A. Noda Yoshihiko
B. Kan Naoto
C. Yoshihide Suga
D. Shinzo Abe

A. Elyes Fakhfakh
B. Hichem Mechichi
C. Kais Saied
D. None of Above

A. Emmanuel Macron
B. Jean Castex
C. Edouard Philippe
D. None of these

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appointed Jean Castex to replace Edouard Philippe as prime minister.
Castex is a senior civil servant who has held several posts in local, regional and national governments. In April, he was charged with managing the easing of France’s lockdown during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Philippe resigned along with the rest of the French government.

Iraq has a new prime minister-designate, almost three weeks after the previous nominee — Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi — failed to secure parliamentary approval for his cabinet. The new figure, Adnan al-Zurfi, is a veteran of the Iraqi opposition and a long-time member of the ruling class who worked closely with the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) during the U.S. occupation of Iraq.