00:33, 15 May 2012 | GMT +6

Hollande prepares to take over French presidency

PARIS. May 15. KAZINFORM It is a big week for French president-elect Francois Hollande. He will officially take over the top job on Tuesday, after sealing victory in the recent election run-off.

Incumbent conservative Nicolas Sarkozy will stand on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris for the final time to greet Hollande, who will become the country's first Socialist president in nearly a quarter of a century, the euronews reports.

Hollande is expected to name his prime minister shortly after an inauguration ceremony. The make-up of the government will be revealed on Wednesday.

The deputy mayor of Nantes Jean-Marc Ayrault and party first secretary Martine Aubry are thought to be in the running for the prime minister job.