New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier addressed a crowd during a handover ceremony with his predecessor Gabriel Attal. (AP Production by Jeffrey Schaeffer)

By Elizabeth Pineau, Ingrid Melander and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -After two months of political chaos following snap elections, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday named as prime minister Michel Barnier,

Macron selected Barnier, who represented the European Union in negotiations over the U.K.'s exit from the trading bloc. Barnier replaces Gabriel Attal, whose centrist party lost the country's snap election in July.

Newly appointed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday pledged he would work with "all those in good faith" towards more respect and unity in a politically divided country after months of political upheaval.

President Emmanuel Macron's office selected the political veteran to give France's government the best "chances of uniting as broadly as possible."

Today, on September 5th, France elected a new Prime Minister: 73-year-old Michel Barnier, citing Le Figaro. French President Emmanuel Macron asked Barnier to "form a united government that will serve the country and the French people.

The appointment follows weeks of intense efforts by Macron and his aides to find a candidate who might be able to build loose groupings of backers in parliament and survive promised attempts by Macron’s opponents to quickly topple the new government.

France's President Emmanuel Macron was Tuesday considering a former right-wing minister to lead a new government after almost two months of deadlock, sources with knowledge of the discussions said. He was still "testing both hypotheses" on Tuesday,

President Emmanuel Macron has named EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister after more than 50 days of caretaker government.

The appointment ends 50 days of caretaker government, but the choice has already angered left wing lawmakers, who say the conservative Barnier won't get a majority backing in the National Assembly.

France's new prime minister has had a long career in politics, but Michel Barnier is best known even in his native France as the EU’s chief negotiator in the Brexit years. His task was to represent the European Union during talks with the UK government.