Hollande to Reveal PM Choice on Inauguration Day May 15

French president-elect Francois Hollande said on Monday that he would reveal his choice for prime minister on May 15 when he is due to be inaugurated.

"You will have the name of the prime minister on May 15," Hollande told reporters as he left his election headquarters.

The 57-year-old Socialist said that he was focusing on international affairs for the moment.

"During the upcoming days I am primarily focusing on international briefs because there are a lot of heads of state and governments who want to present me with a certain number of questions dear to them. I have to listen to them," he said.

When asked if he had thought about the make-up of the new government, he said "not yet".

Hollande will become France's first Socialist president in nearly two decades on May 15 when he takes over from Nicolas Sarkozy whom he defeated 51.62 percent to 48.38 percent during a second round run-off on Sunday.

France holds parliamentary elections in June and under the country's political system, Hollande requires a parliamentary majority to maintain a government, otherwise the prime minister is in charge of the executive.