Two months after snap elections in France delivered a hung parliament, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s next prime minister. After the elections in July, no party was able to form a clear majority in the National Assembly leaving French politics in deadlock. Lengthy talks and a continually changing flurry of possible candidates marked Macron’s journey to decide on the future leader. But, on Thursday the president made his final decision with the Elysée stating that the nomination comes after “an unprecedented cycle of consultations” and the presi…