French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné to become the country’s next European Commissioner, after Thierry Breton resigned from his post and withdrew his bid for a second term earlier on Monday. In a statement, the Élysée Palace said that the decision was made “in accordance” with newly-appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier, and confirmed France was angling for a “key” portfolio related to “industrial and technological sovereignty” and “European competitiveness.” It adds that Séjourné’s prior experience as chair of Macron’s centrist Renew Europe group…