predecessor

That wasn’t out of line with her immediate predecessor, but it was a smaller margin for error than has been common since the current framework for budgeting was put in place in 2010.

President Samia, who had been vice-president, seemed like a breath of fresh air - and with her warmer and friendlier style, she initiated reforms that seemed to represent a radical departure from her predecessor's policies.

“It’s normal, on a human level, to receive one of my predecessors in this context,” Macron said during a visit to Slovenia.

Both sides also want to finalise a tariff deal negotiated by her predecessor.

She has significantly increased seizures of the drug compared to her predecessor and her administration has sent dozens of convicted drug cartel members to the US to serve sentences there.