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President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to name a new prime minister in the coming days to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil, rejecting growing pressure from the opposition to resign."I will appoint a prime minister in the coming days," he said, adding this person would be charged with forming a "government of general interest" with a priority of passing a budget.
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STORY: After being ousted by a no confidence vote, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier officially resigned on Thursday (December 5).But he and his government were asked to stay on in a caretaker role by President Emmanuel Macron.A statement by the Elysee said they would remain while a new Prime Minister is nominated.After a barely 3 month reign, far-right and leftist lawmakers toppled his government in a no-confidence vote, making the former European Union's Brexit negotiator the shortest-serving prime minister in modern French history.The vote was triggered by Barnier's attempts to push an unpopular budget through an unruly hung parliament without a vote.It caps off weeks of tension, with far right National Rally's Marine Le Pen describing the budget as too harsh on working people. :: June 30, 2024Barnier's resignation further weakens the position of President Emmanuel Macron, who started the ongoing crisis with an ill-fated decision to call a snap election in June.:: FileMacron himself faces growing calls to resign, but he has a mandate until 2027 and cannot be pushed out.For now France risks ending the year without a stable government or a 2025 budget.Although the constitution allows special measures that would avert a U.S.-style government shutdown.:: FileMacron was meeting allies and senior politicians on Thursday as he sought to swiftly appoint a new prime minister.Sources told Reuters that he wanted someone in place by a ceremony on Saturday to reopen the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is due to attend.The new prime minister will face the same challenges as Barnier in the divided parliament. There can be no new parliamentary election before July.French bonds and stocks rallied on Thursday on what some traders said was profit-taking following the widely expected outcome of the no-confidence vote. But the relief rally is unlikely to last, given the scale of political uncertainty.
Emmanuel Macron has refused to take responsibility for the fall of Michel Barnier’s government, accusing “cynical” and “anti-Republican” opposition politicians of putting presidential ambitions before those of the nation.
The French leader will meet with parties on the left and right in an attempt to form a new government after his minority government was toppled in a no confidence vote Wednesday evening. Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally will be notably absent.View on euronews
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday sat down with party leaders on the left and right in a bid to hammer out a compromise that would give France a new prime minister and a path out of crisis.Macron on Friday met leaders of the parliamentary factions of his own centrist forces, the Socialist Party and the right-wing Republicans.
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