After more than two months without a functioning government, France’s new cabinet got to work Monday. How long it will remain in office is unclear.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier unveiled his new cabinet Saturday. But as months of political paralysis come to a close, the government’s future remains volatile.

The French presidential palace has unveiled a new center-right government more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions.

PARIS — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier revealed his new government on Saturday, ending a record-long two-month transition period that politically paralyzed France. The Cabinet includes a mix of holdovers from the last government and several conservative newcomers.

France edged closer to having a new government, more than two months after a hung election, as new Prime Minister Michel Barnier's office said he had pulled together a list of ministers he will submit to President Emmanuel Macron later on Thursday.

E UROPE IS A continent of coalition governments, painful to forge and fragile to maintain. Most European politicians are familiar with their challenges. For Michel Barnier’s new French government, however,